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tiger quoll

carnivorous marsupial native to Australia
Taxon taxon Q194526
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Summary

tiger quoll is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.67% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (736 views/month, #1,312 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • tiger quoll's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • tiger quoll is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • tiger quoll's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Near Threatened[5].
  • tiger quoll is classified within quoll[6].
  • tiger quoll is endemic to Australia[7].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, tiger quoll is Dasyurus maculatus[8].
  • tiger quoll's Commons category is recorded as Dasyurus maculatus[9].
  • tiger quoll's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Dasyurus maculatus[10].
  • tiger quoll's Commons gallery is recorded as Dasyurus maculatus[11].
  • tiger quoll's original combination is recorded as Viverra maculata[12].
  • tiger quoll's taxon synonym is recorded as Mustela novaehollandiae[13].
  • tiger quoll's has characteristic is recorded as viviparity[14].
  • tiger quoll's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'D. maculatus'}[15].
  • tiger quoll is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Spotted-tailed quoll'}[16].
  • tiger quoll is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Chat Marsupial À Queue Tachetée'}[17].
  • tiger quoll is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Spotted-tailed Quoll'}[18].
  • tiger quoll is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Tiger Quoll'}[19].
  • tiger quoll is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Large Spotted Quoll'}[20].
  • tiger quoll is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Large Spotted Native Cat'}[21].
  • tiger quoll is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Riesenbeutelmarder'}[22].
  • tiger quoll is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Großer Tüpfelbeutelmarder'}[23].
  • tiger quoll is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'gatu marsupial raupintu'}[24].
  • tiger quoll is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'grote buidelmarter'}[25].
  • tiger quoll's gestation period is recorded as {'unit': 'day', 'amount': '+21'}[26].
  • tiger quoll's bite force quotient is recorded as {'amount': '+179'}[27].

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Classification

tiger quoll's scientific name is Dasyurus maculatus[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon quoll[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Spotted-tailed quoll'}[16], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Chat Marsupial À Queue Tachetée'}[17], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Tiger Quoll'}[19], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Large Spotted Quoll'}[20], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Large Spotted Native Cat'}[21], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Riesenbeutelmarder'}[22].

Distribution

tiger quoll is endemic to Australia[7].

Identifiers

tiger quoll's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 40166[28]. tiger quoll's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9281[29]. tiger quoll's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 323726[30]. tiger quoll's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2435361[31]. tiger quoll's ITIS TSN is recorded as 552609[32].

Why It Matters

tiger quoll ranks in the top 0.67% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (736 views/month, #1,312 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Related Entities

Australia

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [32] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [31] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . Wilson & Reeder's Mammal Species of the World. wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . Dasyurus maculatus. wikidata.org.
  29. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Jfpierce · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Longest observed lifespan → {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+6.8'}
    Taxon rank → species
    Instance of → taxon
    Endemic to → Australia
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Has characteristic: viviparity"
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