Long-tailed dunnart
The long-tailed dunnart is an Australian dunnart that, like the little long-tailed dunnart, has a tail longer than its body. It is also one of the larger dunnarts at a length from snout to tail of of which head to anus is and tail long. Hind foot size is, ear length of and with a weight of.
Distribution and habitat
In Western Australia it is known from the Pilbara and eastern coast to the NE goldfields and Gibson desert south to the Nullarbor Plain, to central Northern Territory and western South Australia. Its habitat includes Acacia, rocky screes with hummock grass and shrubs, and tall open shrubland and woodlands.
A nocturnal species, this marsupial has great agility for jumping. When breeding during October–November, it burrows a hole under logs and makes its nests out of grass. The litter is of up to 6 joeys. It is locally considered to be endangered, but the IUCN Red List indicates that it is of least concern.
Diet
It eats invertebrates like ants, beetles and centipedes.