Slender-tailed Dunnart
Sminthopsis murina
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 116
- Most observed in
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The slender-tailed dunnart (Sminthopsis murina), also known as the common dunnart in Australia, is a dasyurid marsupial. It has an average body length of 7 to 12 centimeters (2.8–4.7 in) with a tail length of 5.5 to 13 centimetres (2.2–5.1 in). It weighs 25–40.8 grams for males and 16.5–25.4 grams for females.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Slender-tailed dunnart”.