Hairy-footed dunnart

Hairy-footed dunnart[1]
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[2]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Infraclass:	Marsupialia
Order:	Dasyuromorphia
Family:	Dasyuridae
Genus:	Sminthopsis
Species:	S. hirtipes
Binomial name
Sminthopsis hirtipes Thomas, 1898
Hairy-footed dunnart range

The hairy-footed dunnart (Sminthopsis hirtipes) is a dunnart that has silver hairs on the soles of it hind feet accompanied by long hair on the side of its sole. It is an Australian marsupial similar to the Ooldea dunnart, with its upper body yellow-brown and lower body white in colour. Its total length is 14.7–18 cm (5.8–7.1 in); its average body length is 7.2–8.5 cm (2.8–3.3 in) with a tail of 7.5–9.5 cm (3.0–3.7 in). Its ear length is 15 mm (0.59 in). It weighs between 13 and 19 g (0.46 and 0.67 oz). Its tail is thin and pinkish-white and can be thickened at the base.

Distribution and habitat

This species inhabits three distinct areas; around

Its typical diet includes mainly small reptiles and arthropods.

References

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• Menkhorst, P.; Knight, F. (2001). A field Guide to the Mammals of Australia. Oxford Press.
  ISBN 0-19-550870-X
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External links

• Australian Biological Resources Study^{[permanent dead link]}