CRITICALLY ENDANGERED
The eastern quoll, a carnivorous marsupial, was once widespread across south-eastern Australia. It disappeared from the mainland in the 1960s and is now listed as endangered.
Today, it is only found in the wild in Tasmania and does exist in a mainland safe haven in Victoria.
The eastern quoll is mostly solitary and is active at night: hunting for prey such as insects, small mammals, birds and reptiles.
Eastern quolls have a thick coat, either fawn or black, with white spots.
Both fawn and black young can be born in the same litter. Fawn quolls are much more common.
Home ranges are around 35 ha (86 acres).
Territories are scent marked and adults also ward off intruders by hissing and making coughing sounds, and also make a sharp shriek.
If intruders fail to leave quickly, then aggressive action escalates to chasing and wrestling with jaws while standing on their hind legs.
Mothers and young have softer calls they use to maintain contact.
The breeding season begins in early winter and the female gives birth up to thirty young.
Of these, the first to attach themselves to the available teats will be the only survivors.
The young remain attached to the teat for 60 to 65 days, begin to develop fur at around 51 days, open their eyes at about 79 days, and are fully weaned at 150 to 165 days.
They reach sexual maturity in their first year and typically live for 2–3 years, but can live for up to 7 years in captivity.
Save Our Woodlands is an environmentally conscious group of volunteers dedicated to preserving threatened birds, animals and ecosystems in the woodlands of New South Wales, Australia.
Only 15% of our woodlands remain, the rest has been cleared for agriculture.
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