Northern Quoll - Taxonomy

Taxonomy

The Northern Quoll is a member of the family Dasyuridae, and is often stated to be the most distinctive Australian quoll. It was first described in 1842 by the famed naturalist and author John Gould, who gave it the species name hallucatus, which indicates that it has a notable first digit. This species has sometimes been placed in a separate genus, Satanellus.

There are no recognised subspecies.