Red-tailed phascogale: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

Scientific name	Phascogale calura
Group	Marsupials
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Oceania
Class	Mammal
Order	Dasyuromorphia
Family	Dasyuridae

Where does the red-tailed phascogale live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the red-tailed phascogale 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 red-tailed phascogale endangered?

The red-tailed phascogale’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the red-tailed phascogale?

The red-tailed phascogale (Phascogale calura) is a mammal in the order Dasyuromorphia and the family Dasyuridae, genus Phascogale. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the red-tailed phascogale

The red-tailed phascogale (Phascogale calura), also known as the red-tailed wambenger, red-tailed mousesack, or kenngoor, is a small, carnivorous marsupial found in inland areas of south-western Western Australia, and has been reintroduced in sanctuaries in WA and the Northern Territory. It is listed as near threatened by the IUCN Red List and vulnerable under the federal EPBC Act, and its status varies between extinct and conservation-dependent under respective legislation in other states and territories of Australia.

It is closely related to the brush-tailed phascogale (Phascogale tapoatafa), but is smaller and browner.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Red-tailed phascogale (revision 1360864557), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q194190 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).