Northern quoll: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Northern quoll Dasyurus hallucatus Endangered

Where the northern quoll lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 17,629 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See marsupials on the world map

Scientific name	Dasyurus hallucatus
Group	Marsupials
Status	Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Oceania
Class	Mammal
Order	Dasyuromorphia
Family	Dasyuridae

Where does the northern quoll live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the northern quoll in 1 country or territory across Oceania. Wikidata lists it as endemic to Australia.

Australia

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the northern quoll endangered?

The northern quoll’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the northern quoll?

The northern quoll (Dasyurus hallucatus) is a mammal in the order Dasyuromorphia and the family Dasyuridae, genus Dasyurus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the northern quoll

The northern quoll (Dasyurus hallucatus), also known as the northern native cat, the North Australian native cat or the satanellus is a carnivorous marsupial native to Australia.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Northern quoll (revision 1377190059), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q194271 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).