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Some facts about the
Fat-tailed dunnart
Adult weight : 0.015 kg (0.033 lbs)
Maximum longevity : 5 years
Female maturity :115 days
Male maturity : 159 days
Gestation : 14 days
Weaning : 69 days
Litter size : 7
Interval between litters : 94 days
Weight at weaning : 0.007 kg (0.0154 lbs)
Body mass : 0.016 kg (0.0352 lbs)
Temperature : 34.85 °C (94.73 °F)
Fat-tailed dunnart
Order : Dasyuromorphia
Family : Dasyuridae
Species : Sminthopsis crassicaudata
The Fat-tailed dunnart is listed as Least Concern (LR/lc), lowest risk. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Countries
Australia
Facts about the fat-tailed dunnart
A FAT TAILED DUNNART IS ONE OF THE SMALLEST CARNIVOROUS MARSUPIALS AT 16 GRAMS IN WEIGHT AND 150 MM LONG.
The fat-tailed dunnart, Sminthopsis crassicaudata, is a member of the Family Dasyuridae.
The fat-tailed dunnart is the smallest and has soft, fine, gray or black fur. (Full text)
The fat-tailed dunnart is the smallest and has soft, fine, gray or black fur. (Full text)
CAPTIVE HUSBANDRY The Fat-tailed Dunnart is relatively easy to obtain and can be kept indoors. (Full text)
The Fat-tailed Dunnart (Sminthopsis crassicaudata) is one of about a dozen species of the genus Sminthopsis which belongs to the family Dasyuridae. (Full text)
The fat-tailed dunnart is the smallest and has soft, fine, gray or black fur. (Full text)
The Fat-tailed Dunnart (Sminthopsis crassicaudata) is a small, predatory carnivorous marsupial that inhabits areas where food sources are sparse, patchy and unpredictable. (Full text)
The Fat-tailed Dunnart is probably the best known of the small (Full text)
The fat-tailed dunnart is the smallest and has soft, fine, gray or black fur. (Full text)
· The fat-tailed dunnart is the smallest and has soft, fine, gray or black fur. (Full text)
The Fat-tailed Dunnart is found in every State and Territory except Tasmania. (Full text)
Abstract The fat-tailed dunnart (Sminthopsis crassicaudata) is a (Full text)
Sminthopsis crassicaudata is a small nocturnal marsupial, whose tails contain approximately 25% of total body fat. (Full text)
Sminthopsis crassicaudata is a small nocturnal marsupial with an interscapular pad of adipose. (Full text)
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