Extinct Mammals of South Australia - Tiger Quoll, Eastern Barred Bandicoot, Pig-Footed Bandicoot, Eastern Quoll, Long-Nosed Potoroo (Paperback)

Chapters: Tiger Quoll, Eastern Barred Bandicoot, Pig-Footed Bandicoot, Eastern Quoll, Long-Nosed Potoroo, Squirrel Glider, Red-Tailed Phascogale, Rufous Hare-Wallaby, Western Quoll, Tasmanian Pademelon, Western Barred Bandicoot, Lesser Bilby, Ghost Bat, Shark Bay Mouse, Lesser Stick-Nest Rat, Toolache Wallaby, Crescent Nail-Tail Wallaby, Desert Rat-Kangaroo, Desert Bandicoot, Golden Bandicoot, Eastern Hare-Wallaby, White-Footed Rabbit-Rat, Short-Tailed Hopping Mouse, Gould's Mouse, Long-Tailed Hopping Mouse, Greater Stick-Nest Rat, Pale Field Rat. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 86. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The tiger quoll (Dasyurus maculatus), also known as the spotted-tail quoll, the spotted quoll, the spotted-tailed dasyure or (erroneously) the tiger cat, is a carnivorous marsupial native to Australia. It is mainland Australia's largest, and the worlds longest (the biggest is the Tasmanian Devil), carnivorous marsupial and it is considered an apex predator. The tiger quoll is a member of the family Dasyuridae, which includes most carnivorous marsupial mammals. This quoll was first described in 1792 by Robert Kerr, the Scottish writer and naturalist, who placed it in the genus Didelphis, which includes several species of American opossum. The species name, maculatus, indicates that this species is spotted. Two subspecies are recognised: The tiger quoll ranges from 35 to 75 cm in length and has a tail of about 34 to 50 cm. It is also 50% larger than other species of quolls. Females are smaller than the males: while females grow to four kilograms, males can reach up to 7 kg. Like other quolls, this species has thick, soft fawn, brown or black fur, with lighter fur on the underside. Small white spots cover the body including its bushy tail, which may also have a white tip. ...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=49794