genus
Dasyurus
Dasyurus is a genus in the family Dasyuridae. This database currently files 10 species under it, 2 of them threatened, recorded across 1 countries.
- Species filed
- 10
- Threatened
- 2
- Countries recorded
- 1
- With a free photo
- 50%
- Weight range
- 525 g – 5.5 kg
Best-known members of Dasyurus
Ranked by popularity score.

Tiger quoll
Dasyurus maculatus

Eastern quoll
Dasyurus viverrinus

Western quoll
Dasyurus geoffroii

Northern quoll
Dasyurus hallucatus

New Guinean quoll
Dasyurus albopunctatus
Bronze quoll
Dasyurus spartacus
How threatened is Dasyurus?
6 of 10 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| ENEndangered | 2 | 33% |
| NTNear Threatened | 4 | 67% |
Where is Dasyurus found?
Species on file in this genus listed for each country. Checklist listings, which are incomplete for many species; not range maps.
- None on record
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9+
All species in Dasyurus
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiger quoll | Dasyurus maculatus | Dasyuridae | Near Threatened | 5.5 kg | 1 |
| Eastern quoll | Dasyurus viverrinus | Dasyuridae | Endangered | 1.09 kg | 1 |
| Western quoll | Dasyurus geoffroii | Dasyuridae | Near Threatened | 1.1 kg | 1 |
| Northern quoll | Dasyurus hallucatus | Dasyuridae | Endangered | 525 g | 1 |
| New Guinean quoll | Dasyurus albopunctatus | Dasyuridae | Near Threatened | 637 g | 1 |
| Bronze quoll | Dasyurus spartacus | Dasyuridae | Near Threatened | 885.7 g | 1 |
| Not recorded | Dasyurus lucocephalus | Dasyuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Dasyurus macrourus | Dasyuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Dasyurus maugei | Dasyuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Dasyurus tnaculatus | Dasyuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |