Dasyurus maculatus Kerr 1792 (tiger quoll)
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Mammalia - Dasyuromorphia - Dasyuridae
Alternative combination: Viverra maculata
Belongs to Dasyurus according to International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 2007
See also Krajewski et al. 1992 and Wilson and Reeder 2005
Sister taxa: Dasyurus albopunctatus, Dasyurus dunmalli, Dasyurus geoffroii, Dasyurus hallucatus, Dasyurus spartacus, Dasyurus viverrinus
Ecology: scansorial insectivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (9 collections)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
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