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Sminthopsis crassicaudata
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Dasyuromorphia
Family: Dasyuridae
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Sminthopsis crassicaudata
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Sminthopsis crassicaudata is a chordate, or more specifically a mammal, in the Dasyuridae family.
Sminthopsis crassicaudata is commonly known (its common name) as the Fat-Tailed Dunnart in English. In French (Français), Sminthopsis crassicaudata is commonly known as the Souris Marsupiale À Grosse Queue.
Sminthopsis crassicaudata is classified as lower risk-least concern by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of plant and animal species maintained by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.
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Species Authority: The species authority, or the name(s) of scientist(s) or person(s) who first described
Sminthopsis crassicaudata is
(Gould, 1844) (IUCN Red List).
Summary:
Binomial name Sminthopsis crassicaudata
(Gould, 1844)
Fat-tailed Dunnart range
The Fat Tailed Dunnart (Sminthopsis crassicaudata) is a species of mouse-like marsupial of the Dasyuridae family, the family includes the Little Red Kaluta, quolls, and the Tasmanian Devil. It has an average body length of 60-90 mm with a tail of 45-70 mm. Ear length is 14-16 mm. Its weight varies between 10-20 grams, it is one of the smallest carnivorous marsupials. The tail becomes fat a few mm from the anus and right up to the tip of the tail. (Wikipedia).
Country Distribution:
Sminthopsis crassicaudata is found in the following countries:
(IUCN Red List).
Biome(s)/Ecosystem(s): IUCN lists the following as biomes for
Sminthopsis crassicaudata:
Terrestrial (IUCN Red List).
Habitat:
The range of S. crassicaudata in Australia is in diverse habitats except for the Kimberley region of Western Australia and northern Northern Territory like Arnhem Land and Kakadu National Park, but avoids the Wannon and Mallee scrub habitats in Victoria. In the northeast of Victoria, the species can also be found in grassy woodlands and samphire shrublands. The subspecies S. c. crassicaudata is in the Epping Forest National Park in Queensland. S. c. ferruginea is found around Lake Eyre in South Australia (Finlayson, H.H. (1933)). S. c. centralis is found in Killalpannina (as Killalpanima, Lake Eyre East), SA. The habitats in which the species can be found include sparse grasslands, open shrublands and farmlands where there is considerable bare land. The impact of unimproved farming has been positive for this species as the type of habitat created is suitable to this dunnart's requirements, but intensive agriculture is seen as a negative factor for the species. (Wikipedia).
CONSERVATION STATUS
Red List Category & Criteria:
Sminthopsis crassicaudata is listed as
LR/lc ver 2.3 (1994) (IUCN Red List).
Year Assessed:
Sminthopsis crassicaudata's status was assessed in
1996 (IUCN Red List).
Assessor:
Sminthopsis crassicaudata's Red List status was evaluated by
Australasian Marsupial & Monotreme Specialist Group (IUCN Red List).
Diet:
The Fat-tailed Dunnart's diet includes insects such as beetles, spider larvae, small reptiles, and amphibians. It stores fat reserves in its carrot-shaped tail for times of food shortage. (Wikipedia).
Data Sources for IUCN data: The following is a list of citations from the IUCN web site for
Sminthopsis crassicaudata:
Citations listed by IUCN
Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. (compilers and editors) 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland. (IUCN Red List).
References: Wikipedia lists the following as references for
Sminthopsis crassicaudata:
Australasian Marsupial & Monotreme Specialist Group (1996). Sminthopsis crassicaudata. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Groves, Colin (16 November 2005). Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds) Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 34. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. Menkhorst, Peter W. (1995). Mammals of Victoria. Oxford Press. ISBN 0-19-553733-5. (Wikipedia).
Links:
IUCN Red List Profile for Sminthopsis crassicaudata (IUCN Red List).
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