Kowari: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the kowari lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Dasyuroides byrnei
Group	Marsupials
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Oceania
Class	Mammal
Order	Dasyuromorphia
Family	Dasyuridae

Where does the kowari live?

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

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 kowari endangered?

The kowari’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the kowari?

The kowari (Dasyuroides byrnei) is a mammal in the order Dasyuromorphia and the family Dasyuridae, genus Dasyuroides. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the kowari

The kowari (Dasyuroides byrnei), also known by its Diyari name kariri, is a small carnivorous marsupial native to the gibber deserts of central Australia. It is the sole member of the genus Dasyuroides.

Other names for the species include brush-tailed marsupial rat, bushy-tailed marsupial rat, kawiri, Kayer rat, and Byrne's crest-tailed marsupial rat.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Kowari (revision 1381370596), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q754050 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).