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Western quoll

Dasyurus geoffroii Gould, 1841

NTNear Threatenedmarsupials

The western quoll (Dasyurus geoffroii) is a species in the family Dasyuridae, order Dasyuromorphia. Recorded adults weigh 600 g to 2 kg, reach 75 cm in length and live up to 5 years. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.

Western quoll (Dasyurus geoffroii)
Photo: S J Bennett · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the western quoll

Weight
600 g – 2 kgsrc for Weight
Length
47 cm – 75 cmsrc for Length
Lifespan
5 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
6.24 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Gestation
16.8 days – 18 dayssrc for Gestation
Young per litter or clutch
2 – 6src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
12 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
1src for Litters or clutches a year
Active
At night (nocturnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

How big is the western quoll?

WESTERN QUOLL · LENGTH 75 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 75 cm, the recorded maximum length of the western quoll is about 44% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the western 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 western quoll is listed for 1 country.

Australia
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. Australia

Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.

What is the western quoll?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The western quoll (Dasyurus geoffroii) is Western Australia's largest endemic mammalian carnivore. One of the many marsupial mammals native to Australia, it is also known as the chuditch. The species is currently classed as near-threatened.

From the Wikipedia article “Western quoll” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Western_quoll&oldid=1317953171), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the western quoll endangered?

The western quoll is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Near Threatened species.

How is the western quoll classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderDasyuromorphia
  5. familyDasyuridae
  6. genusDasyurus
  7. SpeciesDasyurus geoffroii Gould, 1841
Other names and names in other languages (21)
  • ChuditchEnglish
  • ChuditchEnglish
  • Idnyaadt
  • کوال غربيArabic
  • دصيور غربيArabic
  • kunovec západníCzech
  • Schwarzschwanz-BeutelmarderGerman
  • Geoffrois BeutelmarderGerman
  • Chudchit Gato nativo occidentalSpanish
  • Dasiuro Moteado de Australia OccidentalSpanish
  • kuivakkokvolliFinnish
  • Chat Marsupial De GeoffroyFrench
  • Quoll occidentaleItalian
  • オグロフクロネコJapanese
  • Juodauodegė sterbliakiaunėLithuanian
  • ZwartstaartbuidelmarterDutch
  • Djooditjnys
  • niełaz eukaliptusowyPolish
  • Quoll-OcidentalPortuguese
  • Сумчатая куница ЖоффруаRussian
  • Чернохвостая сумчатая куницаRussian

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the western quoll

Other species in the same genus Dasyurus.

NT, Near Threatened
Tiger quoll (Dasyurus maculatus)

Tiger quoll

Dasyurus maculatus

Dasyuridae

NT, Near Threatened

Bronze quoll

Dasyurus spartacus

DasyuridaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the western quoll?

An adult western quoll weighs 600 g – 2 kg and measures 47 cm – 75 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does the western quoll live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the western quoll for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

Is the western quoll endangered?

The western quoll is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.

How long does the western quoll live?

The western quoll has a recorded lifespan of 5 years.

How long is the western quoll pregnant?

The recorded gestation period is 16.8 days – 18 days.

What kind of animal is the western quoll?

The western quoll (Dasyurus geoffroii) belongs to the family Dasyuridae in the order Dasyuromorphia.

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BibTeX
@misc{western_quoll_2026,
  title = {Western quoll (Dasyurus geoffroii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/western-quoll},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}