Carpentarian dunnart
| Carpentarian dunnart | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Dasyuromorphia |
| Family: | Dasyuridae |
| Genus: | Sminthopsis |
| Species: | S. butleri |
| Binomial name | |
| Sminthopsis butleri (Archer, 1979) | |
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| Carpentarian dunnart range | |
The Carpentarian dunnart (Sminthopsis butleri) also known as the Butler's dunnart with a puffy brown or mouse grey colour above and the underside of white, similar to its close relative the Kakadu dunnart. Head to anus length is 75-88m with a tail of 72-90mm long for a total length of 147-178mm. Weight varies from 10-20gr depending on a variety of factors including sex, food abundance, habitat etc.
Distribution and habitat
Found in the Northern Kimberley's near Kalumburu in Western Australia and Bathurst and Melville Island in the Northern Territory. Habitat consists of eucalyptus and melaleuca forest with sandy soils up to and including 20 km from the coast. Also present on the island of New Guinea. In New Guinea found in grasslands and savannah in west of the island.
Social organisation and breeding
May breed in the dry season but needs more study.
Diet
No information, but most likely insects and small vertebrates.
References
- ↑ McKnight, M. (2008). Sminthopsis butleri. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 28 December 2008. Database entry includes justification for why this species is listed as vulnerable
- Groves, C. P. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M, eds. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 34. OCLC 62265494. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
- Menkhorst, Peter W. (1995). Mammals of Victoria. Oxford Press. ISBN 0-19-553733-5.
External links
- Australian Biological Resources Study
- Australianfauna.com
- National Multi-species Recovery Plan for the Carpentarian Antechinus
- 'Carpentarian%20Dunnart' Recovery plan
- 'Carpentarian%20Dunnart' Threatened species of the Northern Territory