Meet Quimby Quoll

The Australian Quoll

In Australia we have four species of Quoll: Northern, Western, Eastern and Spotted Tailed.

The Quoll that we have chosen as our mascot is the Eastern Quoll.

Eastern quolls once occurred on mainland Australia, with the last sighting  in Sydney in the early 1960s. They are now considered extinct on the mainland, although some recent sightings in northern New South Wales suggest that the species may still survive.

The species, fortunately, is widespread and  common in Tasmania. It is found in a variety of habitats including rainforest, heath land, alpine areas and scrub. However, it seems to prefer dry grassland and forest mosaics which are bounded by agricultural land, particularly where pasture grubs are common.

The eastern quoll is an opportunistic carnivore that takes live prey and scavenges. The eastern quoll is an impressive hunter, taking small mammals such as rabbits, mice and rats. They can also be quite bold when competing with the larger Tasmanian Devil for food. Eastern quolls sometimes scavenge morsels of food from around feeding devils. However, the main component of its diet is invertebrates, especially agricultural pests such as the cockchafer beetle and corbie grub. Carrion and some fruits are also eaten.