Hairy-footed dunnart Sminthopsis hirtipes Least concern
Where the hairy-footed dunnart lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.
Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 228 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See marsupials on the world map
| Scientific name | Sminthopsis hirtipes |
|---|---|
| Group | Marsupials |
| Status | Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label) |
| Found in | 1 country |
| Continents | Oceania |
| Class | Mammal |
| Order | Dasyuromorphia |
| Family | Dasyuridae |
Where does the hairy-footed dunnart live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the hairy-footed dunnart in 1 country or territory across Oceania.
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 hairy-footed dunnart endangered?
The hairy-footed dunnart’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the hairy-footed dunnart?
The hairy-footed dunnart (Sminthopsis hirtipes) is a mammal in the order Dasyuromorphia and the family Dasyuridae, genus Sminthopsis. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the hairy-footed dunnart
The hairy-footed dunnart (Sminthopsis hirtipes) is a dunnart that has silver hairs on the soles of it hind feet accompanied by long hair on the side of its sole. It is an Australian marsupial similar to the Ooldea dunnart, with its upper body yellow-brown and lower body white in colour. Its total length is 14.7–18 cm (5.8–7.1 in); its average body length is 7.2–8.5 cm (2.8–3.3 in) with a tail of 7.5–9.5 cm (3.0–3.7 in). Its ear length is 15 mm (0.59 in). It weighs between 13 and 19 g (0.46 and 0.67 oz). Its tail is thin and pinkish-white and can be thickened at the base.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Hairy-footed dunnart (revision 1314608816), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q135137 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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