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Dasycercus byrnei
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Dasycercus byrneiSpecies Authority: The species authority, or the name(s) of scientist(s) or person(s) who first described Dasycercus byrnei is (Spencer, 1896) (IUCN Red List). Summary: For other uses, see Kowari (disambiguation). Binomial name Dasyuroides byrnei Spencer, 1896 The Kowari (Dasyuroides byrnei) is a small carnivorous marsupial native to the dry grasslands and deserts of central Australia. It is 16.5-18 cm long with a 13-14 cm tail. The diet consist of mainly insects and spiders, but probably also small lizards, birds or rodents. It lives in underground burrows, singly or in small groups. It emerges to hunt at among grass tussocks for food. It breeds in winter, from May-October, and gives birth to litters of 5-6 young after a gestation of 32 days. Other names for the animal are Brush-tailed Marsupial Rat, Byrne's Marsupial Mouse, Byrne's Crested-tailed Marsupial Rat, Crested-tailed Marsupial Rat or Kawiri. It was once included in the Dasycercus genus, but now is in its own genus, Dasyuroides. (Wikipedia).Country Distribution: Dasycercus byrnei is found in the following countries:
Biome(s)/Ecosystem(s): IUCN lists the following as biomes for Dasycercus byrnei: Terrestrial (IUCN Red List). Major Habitat(s): 4.5 Grassland - Subtropical/Tropical Dry Lowland (IUCN Red List). Range: Confined to the Lake Eyre Basin outside the Simpson Desert bioregion. Recent records suggest a distribution from north of Cooper Creek; east of Killalpanina to east of the Simpson Desert in Queensland; south of Boulia and west of Thomson Creek from around Betoota. (IUCN Red List). CONSERVATION STATUS Red List Category & Criteria: Dasycercus byrnei is listed as VU C2a ver 2.3 (1994) (IUCN Red List). Year Assessed: Dasycercus byrnei's status was assessed in 1996 (IUCN Red List). Assessor: Dasycercus byrnei's Red List status was evaluated by Australasian Marsupial & Monotreme Specialist Group (IUCN Red List). Data Sources for IUCN data: The following is a list of citations from the IUCN web site for Dasycercus byrnei: Citations listed by IUCN Groombridge, B. (ed.) 1994. 1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland. Lim, L. 1992. Recovery Plan for the Kowari Dasyuroides byrnei Spencer, 1896 (Marsupalia: Dasyuridae). Report to the Australian National Parks and Wildlife Service, Canberra (unpublished). Lim, L. 1995. Kowari Recovery Plan Annual Report 1994/95. Report to Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage (unpublished). Maxwell, S., Burbidge, A.A. and Morris, K. (compilers) 1996. Action Plan for Australian Marsupials and Monotremes. IUCN/SSC Australasian Marsupial and Monotreme Specialist Group. . (IUCN Red List).References: Wikipedia lists the following as references for Dasycercus byrnei: Australasian Marsupial & Monotreme Specialist Group (1996). Dasycercus byrnei. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Listed as Vulnerable (VU C2a v2.3) Groves, Colin (16 November 2005). Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds) Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 24. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. (Wikipedia). Links: IUCN Red List Profile for Dasycercus byrnei (IUCN Red List). Qtel announces winners of quiz contest - Oct 17, 2006 Gulf Times, The winning customers: Mohammed Abdallah al-Malki, Manisha Patel, Mubarak Mohammed Jassem al-Kowari, Ibrahim Abdullah Ibrahim Zeidan al-Obeidan, Talal Husein ... 2 students arrested on ragging charge in WB - Sep 19, 2006 Times of India, Muresul Islam Gaye, a first year student of Civil Engineering of the institute lodged an FIR with the Kowari police station on September 15 against two senior ... |
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