Long-tailed dunnart
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Dasyuromorphia |
| Family: | Dasyuridae |
| Genus: | Sminthopsis |
| Species: | S. longicaudata
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| Binomial name | |
| Sminthopsis longicaudata Spencer, 1909
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| Long-tailed dunnart range | |
The long-tailed dunnart (Sminthopsis longicaudata) is an Australian dunnart that, like the little long-tailed dunnart, has a tail longer than its body. It is also one of the larger dunnarts at a length from snout to tail of 260–306 mm of which head to anus is 80–96 mm and tail 180–210 mm long. Hind foot size is 18 mm, ear length of 21 mm and with a weight of 15-20 g.
Distribution and habitat
In Western Australia it is known from the
.Social organisation and breeding
A
Red List
indicates that it is of least concern.
Diet
It eats
ants, beetles and centipedes
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References
- . Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- OCLC 62265494.
- Australian National Parks & Wildlife Service - Australian Endangered Species - mammals
- Australian National Parks & Wildlife Service - Resource Kit: Endangered Species