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Fat-tailed dunnart Sminthopsis crassicaudata Least concern

Where the fat-tailed dunnart lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

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Fat-tailed Dunnart imported from iNaturalist photo 108307960 on 20 October 2024
Photo: (c) Connor Margetts, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Scientific nameSminthopsis crassicaudata
GroupMarsupials
StatusLeast concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in1 country
ContinentsOceania
ClassMammal
OrderDasyuromorphia
FamilyDasyuridae

Where does the fat-tailed dunnart live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the fat-tailed dunnart in 1 country or territory across Oceania. Wikidata lists it as endemic to Australia.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the fat-tailed dunnart endangered?

The fat-tailed dunnart’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the fat-tailed dunnart?

The fat-tailed dunnart (Sminthopsis crassicaudata) is a mammal in the order Dasyuromorphia and the family Dasyuridae, genus Sminthopsis. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the fat-tailed dunnart

The fat-tailed dunnart (Sminthopsis crassicaudata) is a species of mouse-like marsupial of the Dasyuridae, the family that includes the little red kaluta, quolls, and the Tasmanian devil.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Fat-tailed dunnart (revision 1372249062), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q194519 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).

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