- Southern Ningaui
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Southern Ningaui[1] Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Infraclass: Marsupialia Order: Dasyuromorphia Family: Dasyuridae Genus: Ningaui Species: N. yvonneae Binomial name Ningaui yvonneae
Kitchener, Stoddart & Henry, 1983
Southern Ningaui range The Southern Ningaui (Ningaui yvonneae), also known as the Mallee Ningaui, is a tiny species of marsupial carnivore and a member of the family Dasyuridae. It is found in a number of isolated populations in Western Australia, South Australia, New South Wales and Victoria.[3]
The Southern Ningaui is distinguished from the two other species of ningaui by a more reddish tinge on its face and overall darker colouring. It eats a wide range of invertebrates, and is largely nocturnal.[3]
References
- ^ Groves, C. (2005). Wilson, D. E., & Reeder, D. M, eds. ed. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 32. OCLC 62265494. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3.
- ^ Ellis, M., Menkhorst, P., van Weenen, J. & Burbidge, A. (2008). Ningaui yvonneae. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 December 2008. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
- ^ a b Menkhorst, Peter (2001). A Field Guide to the Mammals of Australia. Oxford University Press. p. 62.
External links
Categories:- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Dasyuromorphs
- Mammals of Western Australia
- Mammals of South Australia
- Mammals of New South Wales
- Mammals of Victoria (Australia)
- Marsupials of Australia
- Marsupial stubs
- Western Australia stubs
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