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Eastern quoll
species of mammal / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The eastern quoll (Dasyurus viverrinus, formerly known as the eastern native cat) is a species of quoll, a carnivorous (meat-eating) marsupial (pouched mammal) living in Tasmania. It is thought they should be re-introduced to mainland Australia, where they became extinct.
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