Dasyurus viverrinus

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Dasyurus viverrinus - carnivorous arboreal cat-like marsupials of Australia and Tasmania

native cat

dasyure - any of several more or less arboreal marsupials somewhat resembling martens

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murina Eastern Barred Bandicoot Perameles gunnii Eastern Grey Kangaroo Macropus giganteus Eastern Quoll Dasyurus viverrinus Eastern Ringtail Possum Pseudocheirus peregrinus European Hare Lepus europaeaus European Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus goannas Varanus gouldii, V.

Ecological role of large mammalian predators in south-east Australia

Notes on the Devil (Sarcophilus harrisi) and the Quoll (Dasyurus viverrinus) in North-Eastern Tasmania.

Comparative Analysis of Retinal Ganglion Cell Topography and Behavioral Ecology in Australian Marsupials/Analisis Comparativo de la Topografia de las Celulas Ganglionares de la Retina y Ecologia del Comportamiento en Marsupiales Australianos

It is surrounded by a predator-barrier fence and contains a variety of mammals including the eastern barred bandicoot, southern brown bandicoot Isoodon obesulus, long-nosed potoroo Potorous tridactylus, rufous bettong Aepyprymnus rufescens, Tasmanian pademelon, eastern grey kangaroo, swamp wallaby Wallabia bicolor, common brushtail possum Trichosurus vulpecula and eastern quoll Dasyurus viverrinus. The main potential predators are diurnal raptors such as wedge-tailed eagles Aquila audax.

Habitat use of a critically-endangered species in a predator-free but degraded reserve in Australia

The eastern quoll (Dasyurus viverrinus), now extinct on the mainland, and Mitchells hopping mouse (Notomys mitchellii), presumed extinct in New South Wales, were investigated for their suitability as pets for the purposes of the study.

Can keeping native mammals as pets help conserve wild populations?

The shoreline was also inhabited by the wombat (Vombatus ursinus), the Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii), the Tasmanian pademelon wallaby (Thylogale billardierii), the mulgara (Dasycercus cristicauda), the duck-billed platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus), Swainson's marsupial mouse (Antechinus swainsonii), the brush-tailed possum (Trichosurus vulpecula), quolls (Dasyurus viverrinus, D.