Males spread out over about 15 square kilometers and typically overlap with several female ranges. The species was first described in 1842 and given the species name hallucatus, which means ‘notable first digit’. Northern Quolls are also especially vulnerable to being poisoned by cane toads. There are 6 species of quolls that differ in size, color of the fur and type of habitat. Quolls belong to the family of marsupial carnivores (Dasyurids) that includes Tasmanian Tigers, Tasmanian Devils and the tiny mouse-sized Antechinuses. This family has a fearsome reputation because of their carnivorous habits but some quolls are endangered or extinct largely because of competition with foxes. Quoll inhabits forests, scrublands and grasslands at the altitude of up to 11.400 feet. Quoll belongs to the group of carnivorous marsupials. Unfortunately, they are also happy to dine on poisonous cane toads. To test whether dingoes were depredating live quolls and not scavenging toad‐killed quolls, we compared the time taken for us to locate toad‐killed quolls to that of dingoes to discover rat carcasses. QUOLL-PROOF YOUR HEN HOUSE. Quoll inhabits forests, scrublands and grasslands at the altitude of up to 11.400 feet. This recovery plan aims to minimise the rate of decline of the northern quoll in Australia and ensure that viable populations remain in each of the major regions of distribution into the future. Life is tough if you are a male northern quoll: you spend your life ferociously searching for a mate, fighting off other males only to die after sex - and all before your first birthday. Western quolls have large home ranges which they mark with their scents. The northern quoll is the smallest of four species of marsupial carnivore in the genus Dasyurus. This means there are now only isolated places – like high up on central Queensland’s Carnarvon Range – where the northern quoll can live and safely breed in a relatively cane toad-free environment. Rocky areas are prime habitat for northern quolls. Although males share their large territories with smaller female territories, females do not cross theirs with other females. 1. The other 5 species are rated ‘Near Threatened’. Quolls or Native Cats (genus Dasyurus) are one of 4 species of marsupials all from the same Genus. Females too, often die after breeding with only thirty percent surviving to reproduce in a second year. Northern quolls live in rocky areas and eucalyptus bushland from southeast Queensland right along the northern coast to northwestern Western Australia. Unusually, male Northern quolls die after mating and rarely live for more than a year leaving the females alone to raise their young. Life is tough if you are a male northern quoll: you spend your life ferociously searching for a mate, fighting off other males only to die after sex - and all before your first birthday. Northern quolls are a cat‐sized, native marsupial predator. First described in 1842, the Northern quoll was named ‘hallucatus', meaning ‘notable first digit’ due to hind feet of the animal, exhibiting short ‘thumbs’, which help the quolls in climbing and grasping objects.