Native-Cats.

Dasyurus.

D. maculatus. Eastern and Southern coast districts, Tasmania, and islands of Bass's Straits. The largest of the tribe, with spotted tail.

D. viverrinus. The common Native-cat has a wide distribution over the southern and eastern parts of Australia; it is also found in Tasmania.

D. Geoffroyi and D. hallucatus are varieties from Western Australia, the interior of South Australia, New South Wales, and Queensland. These animals are furnished with a rudimentary nailless thumb to the hind foot.