Eastern quoll
Dasyurus viverrinus (Shaw, 1800)
The eastern quoll (Dasyurus viverrinus) is a species in the family Dasyuridae, order Dasyuromorphia. Recorded adults weigh 900 g to 1.3 kg and live up to 6.8 years. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Endangered.
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Quick facts about the eastern quoll
- Weight
- 900 g – 1.3 kgsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 6.8 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 6.82 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Gestation
- 20.5 days – 21.2 dayssrc for Gestation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 6src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 11 months – 12 monthssrc for Age at maturity
- Litters or clutches a year
- 1src for Litters or clutches a year
- Active
- Day and night (cathemeral)src for Active
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
Where does the eastern quoll live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The eastern quoll is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.
What is the eastern quoll?
The eastern quoll (Dasyurus viverrinus, formerly known as the eastern native cat) is a medium-sized, carnivorous marsupial (dasyurid), and one of six extant species of quolls. Endemic to Australia, they occur on the island state of Tasmania, but were considered extinct on the mainland after 1963. The species has been reintroduced to fox-proof fenced sanctuaries in Victoria in 2003 and to the Australian Capital Territory in 2016.
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Is the eastern quoll endangered?
The eastern quoll is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Endangered species.
How is the eastern quoll classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderDasyuromorphia
- familyDasyuridae
- genusDasyurus
- SpeciesDasyurus viverrinus (Shaw, 1800)
Synonyms Dasyurus guttatus, Didelphis viverrinus, Satanellus viverrinus
Other names and names in other languages (21)
- Eastern native-catEnglish
- کوال شرقيArabic
- دصيور شرقيArabic
- kunovec tečkovanýCzech
- TüpfelbeutelmarderGerman
- Tüpfel-BeutelmarderGerman
- Cuol orientalSpanish
- Dasiuro Moteado de TasmaniaSpanish
- tummakvolliFinnish
- Chat marsupial mouchetéFrench
- Foltos erszényesnyestHungarian
- Quoll orientaleItalian
- フクロネコJapanese
- Østlig QuollNorwegian Bokmål
- Østlig PungmårNorwegian Bokmål
- Gevlekte BuidelmarterDutch
- Oostelijke BuidelmarterDutch
- niełaz plamistyPolish
- Quoll-OrientalPortuguese
- Крапчатая сумчатая куницаRussian
- 東袋鼬Chinese
Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataWoRMSIUCN Red List
Relatives of the eastern quoll
Other species in the same genus Dasyurus.
Tiger quoll
Dasyurus maculatus
Western quoll
Dasyurus geoffroii
Northern quoll
Dasyurus hallucatus
New Guinean quoll
Dasyurus albopunctatus
Bronze quoll
Dasyurus spartacus
CompareEastern quoll vs Tiger quollEastern quoll vs Western quollEastern quoll vs Northern quollEastern quoll vs New Guinean quoll
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the eastern quoll?
An adult eastern quoll weighs 900 g – 1.3 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the eastern quoll live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the eastern quoll for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
Is the eastern quoll endangered?
The eastern quoll is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.
How long does the eastern quoll live?
The eastern quoll has a recorded lifespan of 6.8 years.
How long is the eastern quoll pregnant?
The recorded gestation period is 20.5 days – 21.2 days.
What kind of animal is the eastern quoll?
The eastern quoll (Dasyurus viverrinus) belongs to the family Dasyuridae in the order Dasyuromorphia.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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