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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.

NT, Near Threatened
Tiger quoll (Dasyurus maculatus)

Tiger quoll

Dasyurus maculatus

Dasyuridae

NT, Near Threatened

Bronze quoll

Dasyurus spartacus

DasyuridaeNo free photo yet

How threatened is Dasyurus?

6 of 10 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.

IUCN categorySpeciesShare of assessed
ENEndangered233%
NTNear Threatened467%

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.

Australia: 6 species
  • None on record
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9+
species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale
  1. Australia6

All species in Dasyurus

Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusWeightCountries
Tiger quollDasyurus maculatusDasyuridaeNear Threatened5.5 kg1
Eastern quollDasyurus viverrinusDasyuridaeEndangered1.09 kg1
Western quollDasyurus geoffroiiDasyuridaeNear Threatened1.1 kg1
Northern quollDasyurus hallucatusDasyuridaeEndangered525 g1
New Guinean quollDasyurus albopunctatusDasyuridaeNear Threatened637 g1
Bronze quollDasyurus spartacusDasyuridaeNear Threatened885.7 g1
Not recordedDasyurus lucocephalusDasyuridaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedDasyurus macrourusDasyuridaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedDasyurus maugeiDasyuridaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedDasyurus tnaculatusDasyuridaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded