Southern Ningaui
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| Ningaui yvonneae Kitchener, Stoddart & Henry, 1983 |
The Southern Ningaui (Ningaui yvonneae), also known as the Mallee Ningaui, is a tiny species of marsupial carnivore and a member of the family Dasyuridae. It is found in a number of isolated populations in Western Australia, South Australia, New South Wales and Victoria.[3]
The Southern Ningaui is distinguished from the two other species of ningaui by a more reddish tinge on its face and overall darker colouring. It eats a wide range of invertebrates, and is largely nocturnal.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Groves, Colin (16 November 2005). Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 32. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
- ^ Australasian Marsupial & Monotreme Specialist Group (1996). Ningaui yvonneae. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 2006-12-09.
- ^ a b Menkhorst, Peter (2001). A Field Guide to the Mammals of Australia. Oxford University Press, 62.
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