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Kangaroo Island dunnart

Order : Dasyuromorphia
Family : Dasyuridae
Species : Sminthopsis aitkeni

 

The Kangaroo island dunnart is listed as Endangered (EN), considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Facts about the Kangaroo Island dunnart

The Kangaroo Island dunnart is a Nationally Endangered species (Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999) that is endemic to Kangaroo Island. (Full text)

The capture of 2 cohorts of juveniles at one site suggested that, like the Common Dunnart, the Kangaroo Island Dunnart is polyoestrous. (Full text)

The Kangaroo Island Dunnart Sminthopsis aitkeni is a Nationally Endangered species (Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999) that is endemic to Kangaroo Island. (Full text)