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Sminthopsis Crassicaudata 3
Dunnart is a common name for species of the genus ''Sminthopsis'', narrow-footed marsupials the size of a European mouse. They have a largely insectivorous diet. Taxonomy The genus name ''Sminthopsis'' was published by Oldfield Thomas in 1887, the author noting that the name ''Podabrus'' that had previously been used to describe the species was preoccupied as a genus of beetles. The type species is ''Phascogale crassicaudata'', published by John Gould in 1844. There are 23 species, all of which occur in Australia and New Guinea: * Genus ''Sminthopsis'' ** ''S. crassicaudata'' species-group *** Fat-tailed dunnart, ''Sminthopsis crassicaudata'' ** ''S. macroura'' species-group *** Kakadu dunnart, ''Sminthopsis bindi'' *** Carpentarian dunnart, ''Sminthopsis butleri'' *** Julia Creek dunnart, ''Sminthopsis douglasi'' *** Froggatt's dunnart, ''Sminthopsis froggatti'' *** Stripe-faced dunnart, ''Sminthopsis macroura'' *** Stalker's dunnart, ''Sminthopsis stalkeri'' *** ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sminthopsis Leucopus
The white-footed dunnart (''Sminthopsis leucopus'') is a marsupial that occurs on Tasmania and mainland Australia. It occurs along the coast and in inner Gippsland and Alpine areas up to 400 metres near Narbethong. In southern New South Wales, the white-footed dunnart is known to occur at elevations at least as high as 1000 metresKavanagh RP, & Webb GA. (1998). Effects of variable-intensity logging on mammals, reptiles and amphibians at Waratah Creek, southeastern New South Wales. ''Pacific Conservation Biology'', 4(4), 326. https://www.publish.csiro.au/pc/pc980326 . The length from snout to tail tip is of which head and body are and the tail long. They weigh . Habitat The average rainfall of its habitat is between per year. Unlike the fat-tailed dunnart, this species requires forest and woodland cover of more than 50% of any square metre of heath understory or mid-story plant species. Other habitats include coastal tussock grasslands, sedgeland and wet heath. This ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hairy-footed Dunnart
The hairy-footed dunnart (''Sminthopsis hirtipes'') is a dunnart that has silver hairs on the soles of it hind feet accompanied by long hair on the side of its sole. It is an Australian marsupial similar to the Ooldea dunnart, with its upper body yellow-brown and lower body white in colour. Its total length is ; its average body length is with a tail of . Its ear length is . It weighs between . Its tail is thin and pinkish-white and can be thickened at the base. Distribution and habitat This species inhabits three distinct areas; around Monkey Mia Bay and Kilbarri in Western Australia, a large area where the border of South Australia, Northern Territory and Western Australia converge and a small area between the Northern Territory and Queensland border 100 km north of the South Australian border. Its habitat includes arid and semi-arid woodlands, heath, savannah grasslands. Social organisation and breeding The hairy-footed dunnart lives in burrows built by spider ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slender-tailed Dunnart
The slender-tailed dunnart (''Sminthopsis murina''), also known as the common dunnart in Australia, is a dasyurid marsupial. It has an average body length of 7 to 12 centimeters (2.8–4.7 in) with a tail length of 5.5 to 13 centimetres (2.2–5.1 in). It weighs 25–40.8 grams for males and 16.5–25.4 grams for females. Distribution and habitat The slender-tailed dunnart is native to the east and south-east coast and interior of Australia, from the Cape York Peninsula to the Port Lincoln area of South Australia. There are two subspecies: ''S. m. murina'' is found throughout the distribution, and ''S. mu. tatei'' found between Townsville and Cairns in Queensland. This species is found at altitudes of between 60–360 metres (196.9–1181.1 ft) and preferes habitats with an average rainfall between 30–85 centimetres (11.8–33.5 in) per year. Habitats encountered include Mallee scrub,y forests and woodlands and dry heath, these ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White-footed Dunnart
The white-footed dunnart (''Sminthopsis leucopus'') is a marsupial that occurs on Tasmania and mainland Australia. It occurs along the coast and in inner Gippsland and Alpine areas up to 400 metres near Narbethong. In southern New South Wales, the white-footed dunnart is known to occur at elevations at least as high as 1000 metresKavanagh RP, & Webb GA. (1998). Effects of variable-intensity logging on mammals, reptiles and amphibians at Waratah Creek, southeastern New South Wales. ''Pacific Conservation Biology'', 4(4), 326. https://www.publish.csiro.au/pc/pc980326 . The length from snout to tail tip is of which head and body are and the tail long. They weigh . Habitat The average rainfall of its habitat is between per year. Unlike the fat-tailed dunnart, this species requires forest and woodland cover of more than 50% of any square metre of heath understory or mid-story plant species. Other habitats include coastal tussock grasslands, sedgeland and wet heath. This ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilbert's Dunnart
Gilbert's dunnart (''Sminthopsis gilberti'') is a recently discovered dunnart, described in 1984. The length from snout to tail being of which the head and body are and the tail . The hind foot size is , the ear length is and with the weight is . Distribution and habitat Gilbert's dunnart is found in the southern wheat belt of Western Australia close to Perth and the Swan River, as well as the Roe plain near the South Australian border. The habitat it inhabits consists of heath and heathy forest and is abundant on coastal rangers, dry sclerophyll forest, semi-arid woodlands, and mallee scrub. Social organisation and breeding This nocturnal Nocturnality is an animal behavior characterized by being active during the night and sleeping during the day. The common adjective is "nocturnal", versus diurnal meaning the opposite. Nocturnal creatures generally have highly developed sens ... species nests in hollows above ground or dense bush. Gilbert's dunnart breeds from Sept ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sooty Dunnart
The sooty dunnart (''Sminthopsis fuliginosus'') is a species of dunnart found in Western Australia. It is one of the least-known of the dunnarts, with the IUCN classifying it as data deficient. It was formerly believed to be a subspecies of the common dunnart The slender-tailed dunnart (''Sminthopsis murina''), also known as the common dunnart in Australia, is a dasyurid marsupial. It has an average body length of 7 to 12 centimeters (2.8–4.7 in) with a tail length of 5.5 to 13 centim ... (''S. murina''). References Dasyuromorphs Mammals of Western Australia Marsupials of Australia Mammals described in 1852 Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN {{WesternAustralia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Long-tailed Dunnart
The Little long-tailed dunnart (''Sminthopsis dolichura'') is a dunnart that was, along with Gilbert's dunnart, described in 1984. The length from snout to tail is of which head and body are and tail long. Hind foot size is , the ear length is and the weight is . Distribution and habitat There are two separate areas of habitation for this species, but no subspecies have been identified. The Western Australia distribution is in the northern Goldfield's and Geraldton hinterland, northwest coast, southwest coast and western plateau. The South Australian area includes the coastal areas of the Great Australian Bight on the Nullarbor Plain, Eyre Peninsula west of Port Augusta. Habitat the species prefers include dry sclerophyll, forest, semi-arid woodlands, mallee, (tall, tall open and low open) shrublands and open heath vegetation. Social organisation and breeding The species is nocturnal with males having a large home range, an adaptation to exploiting various habitats from one s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chestnut Dunnart
The chestnut dunnart (''Sminthopsis archeri'') is a dunnart that was described by Van Dyck in 1986 and is named because of its chestnut colour in the upperparts of its body. The length from snout to tail is 167–210 mm, of which head to anus is 85–105 mm and tail is 82–105 mm long. The hind foot size is 17–20 mm, ear length is 17–21 mm and weight is 15–20 g. Distribution and habitat There are a handful of records known from southern Papua New Guinea and in Australia on the east and west coasts of Cape York Peninsula, with one record at Blackbraes National Park west of Townsville. Its habitats in Australia consist of tall stringybark woodlands and tall forests situated in red earth. In Papua New Guinea it is also found in savannah A savanna or savannah is a mixed woodland-grassland (i.e. grassy woodland) ecosystem characterised by the trees being sufficiently widely spaced so that the Canopy (forest), canopy does not close. The open canopy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Long-tailed Dunnart
The long-tailed dunnart (''Sminthopsis longicaudata'') is an Australian dunnart that, like the little long-tailed dunnart, has a tail longer than its body. It is also one of the larger dunnarts at a length from snout to tail of 260–306 mm of which head to anus is 80–96 mm and tail 180–210 mm long. Hind foot size is 18 mm, ear length of 21 mm and with a weight of 15-20 g. Distribution and habitat In Western Australia it is known from the Pilbara and eastern coast to the NE goldfields and Gibson desert ( Young Ranges) south to the Nullarbor Plain, to central Northern Territory and western South Australia. Its habitat includes Acacia, rocky screes with hummock grass and shrubs, and tall open shrubland and woodlands. Social organisation and breeding A nocturnal species, this marsupial has great agility for jumping. When breeding during October–November, it burrows a hole under logs and makes its nests out of grass. The litter is of up to 6 joeys. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grey-bellied Dunnart
The grey-bellied dunnart (''Sminthopsis griseoventer''), alternately spelled gray-bellied dunnart, was described by the same people Kitchener, Stoddart and Henry along with the Kangaroo Island dunnart, Gilbert's dunnart and little long-tailed dunnart in 1984. They also described the Mallee ningaui in 1983. The average body length of a specimen can vary between 130–192 mm with a tail of 65–98 mm and body to anus of 65–95 mm. The olive grey ears have a length of between 17–18 mm. The hind feet have an average length of between 16–17 mm. Its weight varies between 15-25 grams. Distribution and habitat Found in Western Australia on the coastal south west fringes and associated ranges. From north to south then to east, Gairdner Ranges to Cape Arid National Park, its habitat rarely stretches inland from the coast. A population was discovered in December 2003 in South Australia during a Department for Environment and Heritage Biological Survey on Ey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boullanger Island Dunnart
The Boullanger Island dunnart (''Sminthopsis boullangerensis'') is a species of dunnart found only on Boullanger Island, Western Australia. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the grey-bellied dunnart (''S. griseoventer''), for which reason it was not assessed by the IUCN in 2008 (although it was classed as critically endangered in the 1996 list). The EPBC Act The ''Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999'' (Cth) is an Act of the Parliament of Australia that provides a framework for protection of the Australian environment, including its biodiversity and its natural and cultu ... classifies the Boullanger Island dunnart as vulnerable. See also * Boullanger Island References Dasyuromorphs Mammals of Western Australia Marsupials of Australia Mammals described in 1999 {{WesternAustralia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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