Chestnut dunnart
| Chestnut dunnart | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Dasyuromorphia |
| Family: | Dasyuridae |
| Genus: | Sminthopsis |
| Species: | S. archeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Sminthopsis archeri Van Dyck, 1986 | |
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| Chestnut dunnart range | |
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
It is found in Papua New Guinea and in Australia from the Cape York Peninsula, northern gulf and northeast coast around the Gulf of Carpentaria to the west coast of Queensland and south to Brisbane. 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.
Social organisation and breeding
The species is little studied and not much information is known on the behaviour, but it does breed during July–October when it is the dry season.
Diet
It most likely feeds on insects and or small mammals, reptiles and amphibians.
References
- ↑ Helgen, K., Dickman, C., Lunde, D., Winter, J. & Burnett, S. (2008). Sminthopsis archeri. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 28 December 2008. Database entry includes justification for why this species is data deficient
Sources
- Groves, C. P. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M, eds. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 33. OCLC 62265494. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
- Menkhorst, P.; Knight, F. (2001). A field Guide to the Mammals of Australia. Oxford Press. ISBN 0-19-550870-X.