![cover image](https://wikiwandv2-19431.kxcdn.com/_next/image?url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Chuditch_at_Caversham_Wildlife_Park.png/640px-Chuditch_at_Caversham_Wildlife_Park.png&w=640&q=50)
Western quoll
Species of marsupial / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The western quoll (Dasyurus geoffroii) is Western Australia's largest endemic mammalian carnivore.[4] One of the many marsupial mammals native to Australia, it is also known as the chuditch. The species is currently classed as near-threatened.
Quick Facts Conservation status, Scientific classification ...
Western quoll[1] | |
---|---|
![]() | |
A western quoll at Caversham Wildlife Park, Western Australia | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
Order: | Dasyuromorphia |
Family: | Dasyuridae |
Genus: | Dasyurus |
Species: | D. geoffroii |
Binomial name | |
Dasyurus geoffroii Gould, 1841 | |
Western quoll range |
Close