Species Dasyurus maculatus (Kerr, 1792)
Bindjulang, Spotted-tailed Quoll
Generic Combinations
- Dasyurus maculatus (Kerr, 1792).
- Dasyurops maculatus (Kerr, 1792).
- Stictophonus maculatus (Kerr, 1792). —
Pocock, R.I. 1926. The external characters of Thylacinus, Sarcophilus, and some related marsupials. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1926: 1037-1084
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
IBRA
ACT, NSW, Qld, SA, Tas, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Ben Lomond (BEL), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Kanmantoo (KAN), King (KIN), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Closed forest, noctidiurnal, open forest, predator, subtropical, tall forest, terrestrial, woodland.
Extra Ecological Information
Largely nocturnal.
General References
Belcher, C.A. 1995. Diet of the tiger quoll (Dasyurus maculatus) in East Gippsland, Victoria. Wildlife Research 22: 341-357
Belcher, C.A. 1998. Susceptibility of the tiger quoll, Dasyurus maculatus, and the eastern quoll, D. viverrinus, to 1080-poisoned baits in control programmes for vertebrate pests in eastern Australia. Wildlife Research 25: 33-40
Belcher, C.A. & Darrant, J.P. 2004. Home range and spatial organisation of the marsupial carnivore, Dasyurus maculatus maculatus (Marsupialia: Dasyuridae) in south-eastern Australia. Journal of Zoology, London 262: 271-280
Edgar, R. & Belcher, C. 1995. Spotted-tailed Quoll Dasyurus maculatus. pp. 67-69 in Strahan, R. (ed.). The Mammals of Australia: The National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife. Sydney : Reed New Holland 756 pp.
Green, R.H.& Scarborough, T.J. 1990. The spotted-tailed quoll Dasyurus maculatus (Dasyuridae: Marsupialia) in Tasmania. Tasmanian Naturalist 100: 1-15
Jones, M. 1997. Character displacement in Australian dasyurid carnivores: Size relationships and prey size patterns. Ecology 78: 2569-2587
Jones, M.E. & Barmuta, L.A. 1998. Diet overlap and relative abundance of sympatric dasyurid carnivores: a hypothesis of competition. Journal of Animal Ecology 67: 410-421
Jones, M.E. & Barmuta, L.A. 2000. Niche differentiation among sympatric Australian dasyurd carnivores. Journal of Mammalogy 81: 434-447
Kruuk, H. & Jarman, P.J. 1995. Latrine use by the spotted-tailed quoll (Dasyurus maculatus, Dasyuridae, Marsupialia) in its natural habitat. Journal of Zoology, London 236: 345-349
Mahoney, J.A. & Ride, W.D.L. 1988. Dasyuridae. pp. 14-33 in Walton, D.W. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia Volume 5. Mammalia. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service x 274 pp. [Date published 13/Apr/1988] [21] (synonymy of names following Tate (1947: 145, 1952: 580); use of the name maculatus maintained under Art. 80 of the ICZN)
Mansergh, I. 1983. Notes on the capture period of the tiger quoll (Dasyurus maculatus) in Victoria. Victorian Naturalist 100: 32-33
Mansergh, I. 1984. The status, distribution and abundance of Dasyurus maculatus (tiger quoll) in Australia, with particular reference to Victoria. The Australian Zoologist 21: 109-122
Settle, G.A. 1978. The quiddity of Tiger Quolls. Australian Natural History 19: 164-169
Tate, G.H.H. 1947. Results of the Archbold Expeditions. No. 56 On the anatomy and classification of the Dasyuridae (Marsupialia). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 88: 97-155
Tate, G.H.H. 1952. Results of the Archbold Expeditions. No. 66 Mammals of Cape York Peninsula with notes on the occurrence of rain forest in Queensland. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 98: 563-616
Common Name References
Abbott, I. 2013. Extending the application of Aboriginal names to Australian biota: Dasyurus (Marsupilaia: Dasyuridae) species. Victorian Naturalist (Melbourne) 130(3): 109-126 (Bindjulang)
ABRS 2001. Census of Australian Vertebrates. Australian Biological Resources Study. (Spotted-tailed Quoll)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-Oct-2010 | 15-Oct-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 07-Feb-2024 | 15-Oct-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |