Australia has four species of Quoll (Aboriginal for tiger cat) -
Spotted Tailed. The spotted-tailed quoll is the worlds second
largest carnivorous (meat eating) marsupial (The Tasmanian Devil
is the largest) The Spotted Tailed Quoll is sometimes referred
to as a Tiger Quoll, or a Tiger cat Quolls are generally the
size of cats with the Spotted Tailed Quoll being the largest
quoll The Spotted tailed Quolls fur ranges orange brown to
reddish brown to dark chocolate brown to almost black, with
white spots. Its underbelly is often is often cream to white
This species of Quoll is the only one in which the pattern of
white spots on the body is continued into the tail. (The pattern
is different on each animal) Its face is made up of a moist pink
nose, pointy ears, a thick snout and a mouth that can open wide
to show a lot of sharp teeth Males measuring up to 130 cm long
and 4 kg in weight. Females are significantly smaller than
males. The long tail is not prehensile which means it is not
used like a fifth leg or arm