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Brush-tailed Phascogale Phascogale tapoatafa | |
Mammal Family : | "Dasyurids" Dasyuridae |
Description : | Rare. Body 20cm ; Tail 19cm ; Weight 180g ; Fur grey with bottle-brush tail. Nocturnal. Arboreal. Eats insects, spiders, nectar, occasionally small vertebrates and poultry. Males die after mating in the winter. |
Typical Habitat : | Dry eucalypt forest to rainforest. Prefers open forest with sparse ground cover. |
Distribution : | Northern W.A. and N.T. ; Cape York to Vic., S.A. border. |
Introduced : | No |
Seen North Qld : | Yes |
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