Eastern quoll (Dasyurus viverrinus)

Family Dasyuridae

The eastern quoll (Dasyurus viverrinus), is member of the family Dasyuridae, which includes most carnivorous marsupials. Its species name, viverrinus, indicates it is "ferret-like". The eastern quoll is is formally known as the eastern native cat is a medium-sized carnivorous dasyurid marsupial. They are widespread in Tasmania. They have been considered extinct on the mainland since the 1960s, however have been reintroduced back into fenced sanctuaries in 2016, and more recently into the wild in March 2018. There are currently only six extant species of quolls in Australasia.