- Stripe-faced Dunnart
Taxobox
name = Stripe-faced Dunnart
status = LC
status_system = iucn3.1
regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis =Mammal ia
infraclassis =Marsupialia
ordo =Dasyuromorphia
familia =Dasyuridae
genus = "Sminthopsis "
species = ""'S. macroura"
binomial = "Sminthopsis macroura"
binomial_authority = (Gould, 1845)
range_
range_map_caption = Fat-tailed Dunnart rangeThe Striped-faced Dunnart "(Sminthopsis macroura)" is an
Australia nmarsupial . Thisdunnart has an average body length of 155-198 mm, snout to anus distance of 75-98 mm, a tail measuring 80-100 mm and an ear length of 17-18 mm. Its weight varies between 15-25grams. It has a dark stripe between its ears on top of the snout to the nose. The tail is a little fat at the base but becomes slender at the end.Distribution and habitat
This
dasyurid is found throughout central Australia from thePilbarra to central Northern Territory, western and central Queensland, south to north-east South Australia to north and west New South Wales. It inhabits sandy soils with dune hummock grasslands, tussock grasslands and scrublands.ocial organisation and breeding
The Stripe-faced Dunart breeds from July through February and has a gestation period of 11 days. The 6-8 joeys have a pouch life of 40 days and are weaned at 70 days. There are usually has 2 litters per season.
Diet
This dunnart's diet consists of
termite s.References
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*cite book|last=Menkhorst|first=P.|coauthors=Knight, F.|title=A field Guide to the Mammals of Australia|publisher=Oxford Press|year=2001|id=ISBN 0-19-550870-X
*MSW3 Groves|pages=35External links
* [http://members.iinet.net.au/~foconnor/mammals/species/sminthopsis_macroura.htm Stripe-faced Dunnart]
* [http://www.threatenedspecies.environment.nsw.gov.au/tsprofile/profile.aspx?id=10759 NSW threatened species]
* [http://www.thewebsiteofeverything.com/animals/mammals/Dasyuromorphia/Dasyuridae/Sminthopsis/Sminthopsis-macroura.html TheWebsiteOfEverything.com]
* [http://www.deh.gov.au/cgi-bin/abrs/fauna/details.pl?pstrVol=MARSUPIALIA;pstrTaxa=770;pstrChecklistMode=1 Australian Biological Resources Study]
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