Julia Creek Dunnart
Sminthopsis douglasi
Conservation Status
Near ThreatenedMammalia · Dasyuromorphia · Dasyuridae
About
The Julia Creek dunnart is a marsupial with a buffy brown upperside and white underside. This dunnart has a body length of 100–135 mm with a tail of 60–105 mm to make a total length of 160–240 mm. Its weight is between 40 and 70 g. The length of the hind foot is 22–24 mm. The species has a dark brown triangle colour from above and below the eye with the point at the nose, and another dark stripe on top of the skull. A healthy dunnart has a carrot-shaped tail filled with fat stores.
Fun Fact
This dunnart has a body length of 100–135 mm with a tail of 60–105 mm to make a total length of 160–240 mm.
Quick Facts
Habitat
Found on 8000 km2 in the Mitchel Grass downs of riparian grasslands, between Julia Creek and Richmond in Queensland, it possibly occurs in the Mitchell Plateau of Western Australia.
Diet
Diet of this species is made up of insects and small vertebrates.
Lifespan
To be updated
Threats
- Habitat Change
- Hunting and Collection
- Climate Change