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1 Distribution and habitat  





2 Social organisation and breeding  





3 Diet  





4 References  





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Carpentarian dunnart






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Carpentarian dunnart

Conservation status


Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Marsupialia
Order: Dasyuromorphia
Family: Dasyuridae
Genus: Sminthopsis
Species:
S. butleri
Binomial name
Sminthopsis butleri

Archer, 1979

Carpentarian dunnart range

The Carpentarian dunnart (Sminthopsis butleri) also known as Butler's dunnart is a marsupial with a puffy brown or mouse grey colour above and the underside of white, similar to its close relative the Kakadu dunnart. Head to anus length is 75-88mm with a tail of 72-90mm long for a total length of 147-178mm. Weight varies from 10-20g depending on a variety of factors including sex, food abundance, habitat etc.

Distribution and habitat

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Found in the Northern Kimberley's near KalumburuinWestern Australia and Bathurst and Melville Island in the Northern Territory. Habitat consists of eucalyptus and melaleuca forest with sandy soils up to and including 20 km from the coast.

Social organisation and breeding

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May breed in the dry season but needs more study.

Diet

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No information, but most likely insects and small vertebrates.

References

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  1. ^ McKnight, M. (2019). "Sminthopsis butleri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T20295A21948035. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T20295A21948035.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
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IUCN Red List vulnerable species
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Mammals of Western Australia
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Taxa named by Mike Archer (paleontologist)
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