Hi folks
The Eastern Quoll (Dasyurus viverrinus) - a rabbit sized quoll - comes in
tan as well as black livery. They are however extinct on the mainland - now
only found in Tassie. The Tiger or Spot-tailed Quoll (D. maculatus) - more
like a beagle sized beast - comes only in the brownish type pelage. They
are rare and patchy in distribution, but where the observation came from, a
likely candidate.
The real question is - "Were there spots on the tail?". That would settle
it.
Cheers -- Lawrie
Susannah wrote:
> Thanks for the reference, though i understand you apprehension at using
> it as a "reference" material. Shall try to find a copy in the library
> or uni.
>
> My experience is limited to one wild female, with mange, caught at
> Barren Grounds on a TAFE field trip and some poor creatures at
> Featherdale Wildlife park (how they justify the name is beyond me)
> pacing up and down.
Andrew wrote:
> > Yes, quolls do indeed come in different colour phases. Most are tawny
with
> > white spots, but some are striking black and white. I wouldn't usually
> > recommend this magazine to anyone but there are good photos of both
types in
> > Australian Geographic 56. I'm not convinced by Brian Fleming's
description
> > that the animal he saw was definitely a quoll, though.
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