Lesser hairy-footed dunnart Sminthopsis youngsoni Least concern
Where the lesser 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 1,781 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See marsupials on the world map
| Scientific name | Sminthopsis youngsoni |
|---|---|
| Group | Marsupials |
| Status | Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label) |
| Found in | 1 country |
| Continents | Oceania |
| Class | Mammal |
| Order | Dasyuromorphia |
| Family | Dasyuridae |
Where does the lesser hairy-footed dunnart live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the lesser hairy-footed 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 lesser hairy-footed dunnart endangered?
The lesser 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 lesser hairy-footed dunnart?
The lesser hairy-footed dunnart (Sminthopsis youngsoni) is a mammal in the order Dasyuromorphia and the family Dasyuridae, genus Sminthopsis. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the lesser hairy-footed dunnart
The lesser hairy-footed dunnart (Sminthopsis youngsoni) is a small carnivorous Australian marsupial of the family Dasyuridae. It is a widespread and fairly common species, being found in many desert areas of Western Australia, Northern Territory and Queensland. Its foraging strategies have been studied by Haythornthwaite and Dickman.
The lesser hairy-footed dunnart is distinguished from the very similar hairy-footed dunnart by its smaller size and less hairy soles.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Lesser hairy-footed dunnart (revision 1321638062), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q194155 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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