Quoll
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ID#37
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Classification: Mammal
Endangered Status: Threatened Habitat: Woodland Areas The Quoll is about the size of a mouse. It has large dark eyes, and thick, brown, soft and short fur that feels like a blanket. They have pointed snouts, bright pink noses and very sharp teeth so they can kill live prey easily. On their tan fur, they have white spots, which is why some people call them “Little Deer.” They weigh up to 7kg, and have a tail as long as 35 centimeters! Quolls are nocturnal animals. When they go hunting at night they are very hungry, so they tend to eat whatever they find. This includes meat, fruit and bugs. Even though they eat all different foods, their favorite is fruit. Quolls tend to live Solitary. The Quolls sexual maternity is one year, meaning they can have babies when they are older than one year old. Their mating season is from April to August, so during spring and summer. They usually have eight babies and if they have eight, three will survive. They usually breed two times a year. Their babies are called pups. A Quoll is a marsupial, meaning it has a pouch like a kangaroo. Quoll females tend to be smaller. Quoll babies are born the size of rice grains and then are in their mothers pouch for seven weeks. The Quolls are Threatened because their habitats are bring destroyed for city living. On warm days, sometimes Quolls sunbathe on a rock, or on the ground. |