Western quoll
The western quoll (Dasyurus geoffroii) is Western Australia's largest endemic mammalian carnivore. One of the many marsupial mammals native to Australia, it is also known as the chuditch. The species is currently classed as near-threatened.
| Western quoll | |
|---|---|
| A western quoll at Caversham Wildlife Park, Western Australia. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Dasyuromorphia |
| Family: | Dasyuridae |
| Genus: | Dasyurus |
| Species: | D. geoffroii |
| Binomial name | |
| Dasyurus geoffroii Gould, 1841 | |
| Western Quoll range | |
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