Southern ningaui: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

Scientific name	Ningaui yvonneae
Group	Marsupials
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Oceania
Class	Mammal
Order	Dasyuromorphia
Family	Dasyuridae

Where does the southern ningaui live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the southern ningaui in 1 country or territory across Oceania.

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 southern ningaui endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the southern ningaui?

The southern ningaui (Ningaui yvonneae) is a mammal in the order Dasyuromorphia and the family Dasyuridae, genus Ningaui. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the southern ningaui

The southern ningaui (Ningaui yvonneae) is a tiny marsupial carnivore belonging to the Dasyuridae family. Similar in appearance to Ningaui ridei, found throughout central Australia, this species occurs in spinifex on semi-arid sandplains across the southern coast of the continent. The fur is a tawny or greyish olive colour, light grey below, and distinguished by shades of cinnamon. The southern ningaui prefers smaller prey, including insects and spiders, but is capable of killing and consuming larger animals such as cockroaches and skinks. Their narrow muzzle is used with quick and fierce bites about the head to despatch their meal. The species was first described in 1983, and placed within the genus Ningaui.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Southern ningaui (revision 1315346344), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q194756 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).