- Woolley's False Antechinus
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status = LC
status_system = iucn3.1
status_ref = IUCN2006 | assessors = Australasian Marsupial & Monotreme Specialist Group | year = 1996 | title = Pseudantechinus woolleyae | id = 40539 | downloaded =2006-12-09 ]
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Chordata
classis =Mammalia
infraclassis =Marsupialia
ordo =Dasyuromorphia
familia =Dasyuridae
genus = "Pseudantechinus "
species = "P. woolleyae"
binomial = "Pseudantechinus woolleyae"
binomial_authority = Kitchener &Caputi , 1988Woolley's False Antechinus ("Pseudantechinus woolleyae"), also known as Woolley's Pseudantechinus, is a species of small carnivorous
marsupial belonging to the familyDasyuridae . It is found in theAustralia n state ofWestern Australia , primarily in thePilbara , Ashburton and Murchison regions.cite book | last = Menkhorst | first = Peter | year = 2001 | title = A Field Guide to the Mammals of Australia | publisher = Oxford University Press | pages = 60]Taxonomy
Woolley's False Antechinus was, like most
false antechinus es, long believed to be a form of theFat-tailed False Antechinus , which it closely resembles. It was not given full species status until 1988. The common and species names honour DrPatricia Woolley , anAustralia n expert ondasyurid marsupial s like this species.Description
Woolley's False Antechinus is the largest
false antechinus and its behaviour is little known. It has a breeding life of two or more years, unlike many of its relatives which live for a very short time. Births occur in September-October and the young are sexually mature at 10 months.Woolley's False Antechinus is coloured rich brown above and buff below. It has a flattened tail and chestnut patches behind its ears.Citation|last=Woolley|first=P.A.|contribution=Woolley's False Antechinus|title=The Mammals of Australia|year=1995|publisher=Reed Books|pages=80-81|editor-first=Ronald|editor-last=Strahan]
Habitat
Woolley's False Antechinus inhabits rocky hillsides, usually vegetated with
acacia scrub orspinifex grass. It is found in the western area ofWestern Australia .References
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