The quoll is a small marsupial. There are four different species of quoll.

Quolls are carnivores, meaning they eat meat. They hunt birds, small mammals, lizards and insects and any animals they find dead. They also eat fruit. Quolls hunt mainly at night, but sometimes in the day as well.

They are between 35-75 cm long, with long tails about 40 cm long. Their bodies are brown with white spots. The spotted-tailed quoll is the only one with spots on the tail as well. They bound along on the ground and climb trees.

Quolls live in isolated forest areas. The spotted-tailed quoll, the largest, is found along the east coast of Australia. The western quoll if found in a small area in the southwest of Western Australia. The eastern quoll is found only in Tasmania. The northern quoll is found in the tropical north. It is the smallest of the quolls.

 


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