22nd Sep 2011

Hartley’s Crocodile Adventures has just received some new residents – two Spotted quolls (also called Tiger quolls) named Tully and Sarina. Believe it or not the closest relative to these peculiar marsupials is the Tasmanian Devil. Like their Tassie cousins, they are voracious carnivores.

There are a few different species of quolls in Australia of which the Spotted Quoll is the largest. Locals in the Cairns area may be familiar with their smaller relative the Northern quoll.

Spotted quolls are nocturnal creatures and live in a variety of habitats including wet scrub and coastal heartland. They are most common in wet forest types such as rainforests and closed eucalypt forest. Regrettably, these animals are listed as a threatened species due to habitat loss from deforestation & development.

Tully and Sarina will be joining the Spotted quoll breeding programme.