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Sminthopsis dolichura
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Dasyuromorphia
Family: Dasyuridae
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Sminthopsis dolichura
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Sminthopsis dolichura is a chordate, or more specifically a mammal, in the Dasyuridae family.
Sminthopsis dolichura is commonly known (its common name) as the Little Long-Tailed Dunnart in English. In French (Français), Sminthopsis dolichura is commonly known as the Souris Marsupiale De Buningonia.
Sminthopsis dolichura 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 dolichura is
Kitchener, Stoddart & Henry, 1984 (IUCN Red List).
Summary:
Binomial name Sminthopsis dolichura
(Kitcher, Stoddart & Henry, 1984)
The Little Long-tailed Dunnart (Sminthopsis dolichura) is a dunnart that was, along with Gilbert's Dunnart, described in 1984. The length from snout to tail is 150-200 mm of which head to anus is 65-50 mm and tail 85-105 mm long. Hind foot size is 16-17 mm, ear length of 17-19 mm and with a weight of 10-20 g. (Wikipedia).
Country Distribution:
Sminthopsis dolichura is found in the following countries:
(IUCN Red List).
Biome(s)/Ecosystem(s): IUCN lists the following as biomes for
Sminthopsis dolichura:
Terrestrial (IUCN Red List).
Habitat:
For this species there are two separate areas of habitation but no subspecies has been identified. The Western Australia distribution is in the northern Goldfield's and Geraldton hinterland, northwest coast, southwest coast and western plateau. The South Australian area includes the coastal areas of the Great Australian Bight on the Nullarbor Plain, Eyre Peninsula west of Port Augusta. Habitat the species prefers include dry sclerophyll, forest, semi-arid woodlands, mallee, (tall, tall open and low open) shrublands and open heath vegetation. (Wikipedia).
CONSERVATION STATUS
Red List Category & Criteria:
Sminthopsis dolichura is listed as
LR/lc ver 2.3 (1994) (IUCN Red List).
Year Assessed:
Sminthopsis dolichura's status was assessed in
1996 (IUCN Red List).
Assessor:
Sminthopsis dolichura's Red List status was evaluated by
Australasian Marsupial & Monotreme Specialist Group (IUCN Red List).
Diet:
Primarily an insect eater, the Little Long-tailed Dunnart will also consume small reptiles, amphibians and mammals. (Wikipedia).
Data Sources for IUCN data: The following is a list of citations from the IUCN web site for
Sminthopsis dolichura:
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 dolichura:
Australasian Marsupial & Monotreme Specialist Group (1996). Sminthopsis dolichura. 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, P.; Knight, F. (2001). A field Guide to the Mammals of Australia. Oxford Press. ISBN 0-19-550870-X. (Wikipedia).
Links:
IUCN Red List Profile for Sminthopsis dolichura (IUCN Red List).
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