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Sminthopsis leucopus
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Dasyuromorphia
Family: Dasyuridae
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Sminthopsis leucopus
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Sminthopsis leucopus is a chordate, or more specifically a mammal, in the Dasyuridae family.
Sminthopsis leucopus is commonly known (its common name) as the White-Footed Dunnart in English. In French (Français), Sminthopsis leucopus is commonly known as the Souris Marsupiale À Pieds Blancs.
Sminthopsis leucopus is classified as data deficient, meaning more data is needed on the species for categorization, 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. Sminthopsis leucopus's population trend was unknown at last assessment.
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Species Authority: The species authority, or the name(s) of scientist(s) or person(s) who first described
Sminthopsis leucopus is
(Gray, 1842) (IUCN Red List).
Summary:
Binomial name Sminthopsis leucopus
(Gray, 1842)
The White Footed Dunnart (Sminthopsis leucopus) is a marsupial that occurs of Tasmania and Australia. It occurs along the coast and in inner Gippsland and Alpine areas up to 400 metres near Narbethong. The length from snout to tail being 140-200 mm of which head to anus is 70-110 mm and tail 70-90 mm long and with a weight of 19-27 g. (Wikipedia).
Country Distribution:
Sminthopsis leucopus is found in the following countries:
Australia (New South Wales; Queensland; Tasmania; Victoria) (IUCN Red List).
Biome(s)/Ecosystem(s): IUCN lists the following as biomes for
Sminthopsis leucopus:
Terrestrial (IUCN Red List).
Habitat:
The average rainfall of its habitat is between 600-1000mm per year. Unlike the Fat-tailed Dunnart, this species requires forest and woodland cover of more than 50% of any square metre of heath understory or mid-story plant species. Other habitats include coastal tussock grasslands, sedgeland and wet heath. This dunnart has an individual range of about 120 square metres for both sexes, although this varies greatly among males, with some males acquiring territories of up to 1200 square metres. Male territories often overlap those of females. (Wikipedia).
Range:
Recorded from southern Victoria, southeastern New South Wales, and Tasmania (except in the southwest). An outlier population occurs in northern Queensland. (IUCN Red List).
CONSERVATION STATUS
Red List Category & Criteria:
Sminthopsis leucopus is listed as
DD ver 2.3 (1994) (IUCN Red List).
Year Assessed:
Sminthopsis leucopus's status was assessed in
1996 (IUCN Red List).
Assessor:
Sminthopsis leucopus's Red List status was evaluated by
Australasian Marsupial & Monotreme Specialist Group (IUCN Red List).
Diet:
The feeding habit of this 20-30 gram species is similar to that of other dasyurids; it is an opportunistic feeder. Diet consists of invertebrates and reptiles of between 1 and 18 mm in length. (Wikipedia).
Data Sources for IUCN data: The following is a list of citations from the IUCN web site for
Sminthopsis leucopus:
Citations listed by IUCN
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
Sminthopsis leucopus:
Australasian Marsupial & Monotreme Specialist Group (1996). Sminthopsis leucopus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 09 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, 35. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. Menkhorst, Peter W. (1995). Mammals of Victoria. Oxford Press, 64-65. ISBN 0-19-553733-5. (Wikipedia).
Links:
IUCN Red List Profile for Sminthopsis leucopus (IUCN Red List).
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