Dasyurus maculatus (Kerr 1792)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Dasyuromorphia, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 22-37 : 25

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scientific name	Dasyurus maculatus (Kerr 1792)
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[Viverra] maculata Kerr 1792 , in: Linnaeus, Anim. Kingdom: 170.

Type Locality: Australia, New South Wales, Port Jackson.

Vernacular Names: Tiger Quoll.

Synonyms: Dasyurus gracilis Ramsay 1888 ; Dasyurus macrourus E. Geoffroy St. Hilaire 1803 ; Dasyurus novaehollandiae (Meyer 1793) ; Dasyurus ursinus Giebel 1874 .

Distribution: Australia: E Queensland, E New South Wales, E and S Victoria, SE South Australia, Tasmania. Formerly occurred in South Australia.

Conservation: IUCN – Endangered as D. m. gracilis, Vulnerable as D. maculatus and D. m. maculatus . Widespread but rare; locally common in Tasmania.

Discussion: Formerly included in Dasyurops ; see Haltenorth (1958). See Firestone et al. (1999) for possible subspecies boundaries; the Tasmanian form is rather distinctive.