All four quoll species are nocturnal marsupials.
The coat of a quoll has patterns for the same reason the coats of other predators have patterns: to enable them to camouflage and therefore take their prey by surprise. Quolls are nocturnal, hunting by night, and their spotted coat effectively camouflages them amidst the dappled moonlight coming through the trees and the bushland which they inhabit.
The main predators of the bandicoot in its natural habitat are nocturnal Birds of Prey, and in some areas, quolls. Significant introduced predators include foxes and feral cats.
No. Quolls do not die after mating.
The main predators of the Western Barred bandicoot in its natural habitat are nocturnal birds of prey, and quolls. Significant introduced predators include foxes and feral cats.
Tiger quolls are solitary, living alone. However, their territory overlaps with that of other tiger quolls, and where there are numerous quolls in proximity to each other, it is known as a colony.
Northern quolls do not have wives: they have mates. Northern quolls are not monogamous, and will mate with more than one female.
No. Spotted tailed quolls, also known as tiger quolls, are found only in Australia.
No. Quolls are solitary animals, and they do not travel. They have a home range.
No. Male quolls have no part in helping to raise the young quolls. It is the female alone who nurtures and rears the joeys.
Not at all. Quolls are arboreal (tree-dwelling) marsupials, as they are nimble climbers.
Yes, quolls are predators. They belong to a group of animals known as the dasyurids, which are carnivorous marsupials. Quolls prey on smaller mammals and marsupials, birds, lizards and smaller snakes.