Chuditch  (Dasyurus geoffroii)

Facts

Also known as:western quoll and nyoongar.
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Dasyuromorphia
Family Dasyuridae
Genus Dasyurus (1)
Size Head-body length – male: 31 – 40 cm (2)
Head-body length – female: 26 – 36 cm (2)
Tail length – male: 25 – 35 cm (2)
Tail length – female: 21 – 31 cm (2)
Weight – male: 0.7 – 2.0 kg (2)
Weight – female: 0.6 – 1.1 kg (2)

Status

The chuditch is classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List 2007 (1). It is classified as “fauna that is rare or is likely to become extinct” under the Western Australian Wildlife Conservation Act and as Threatened (Vulnerable) under the Australian Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (2).