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Species profile—Dasyurus geoffroii geoffroii (western quoll)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Mammalia (mammals) → Dasyuridae (dasyurids) → Dasyurus geoffroii geoffroii (western quoll)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Mammalia (mammals)
Family
Dasyuridae (dasyurids)
Scientific name
Dasyurus geoffroii geoffroii Gould, 1841
Common name
western quoll
Type reference
Gould, G. (1841). Observations on Dasyurus maugei and D. viverrinus of Geoffroy, and description of a new species. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1840: 151.
WildNet taxon ID
813
Alternate name(s)
western native-cat
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Extinct in the wild
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC) status
Vulnerable
Conservation significant
Yes
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=813.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
20 May 2024