Julia Creek dunnart pictures and facts

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Author: Australia Zoo

Julia Creek dunnart

Order : Dasyuromorphia
Family : Dasyuridae
Species : Sminthopsis douglasi

Keywords: brown , white , tail , stripe

The Julia creek dunnart is listed as Endangered (EN), considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Facts about the Julia Creek dunnart

Background Information: The Julia Creek Dunnart is a species of small, carnivorous marsupials on the edge of (Full text)

She says "the Julia Creek Dunnart is quite feisty and particularly cute.

"The Julia Creek dunnart is seen by the McKinlay Shire and particularly the residents of the township of Julia Creek as a very important icon, so they're very keen to get involved," he said. (Full text)

DANIEL McCABE | For an animal that wasn't even supposed to exist anymore, the Julia Creek dunnart is causing a lot of excitement. (Full text)

A newborn Julia Creek dunnart is just 1/6 of an inch long (4 mm), and is so undeveloped that its breathing muscles don't work. (Full text)