Northern quoll (Dasyurus hallucatus)

Synonyms:	Satanellus hallucatus
French:	Chat Marsupial Du Nord

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Mammalia
Order	Dasyuromorphia
Family	Dasyuridae
Genus	Dasyurus (1)

Top facts

• The northern quoll is the smallest of the four Australian quoll species
• Male northern quolls typically die after their first breeding season, probably due to the intense physical effort of finding females and fighting other males
• Like many native Australian species the northern quoll is under threat from the introduced cane toad which is poisonous when injested
• Female norther quolls generally live through two breeding seasons, producing a large mainly male litter in her first year and a small mainly female litter in her second

The northern quoll is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List (1).

Information on the northern quoll is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.

This information is awaiting authentication by a species expert, and will be updated as soon as possible. If you are able to help please contact:
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1. IUCN Red List (December, 2010)
   http://www.iucnredlist.org