Quoll | Quolls or native cats (genus
Dasyurus)
are carnivorous marsupials, native to Australia and Papua New
Guinea. Adults are between 25 and 75 centimetres (30 in) long,
with
hairy tails about 20 to 35 centimetres (14 in) long. Females
have
six to eight nipples and develop a pouch which opens towards
the
tail only during the breeding season, when they are rearing
young.
Quolls live both in forests and in open valley land.
Though primarily ground-dwelling, they have developed
secondary
arboreal characteristics. They do not have prehensile tails, but
do
have ridges on the pads of their feet,to walk the rough
ground.
Their molars and canines are strongly developed.