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Brush-tailed Phascogale

Phascogale tapoatafa

Photo by GabbyLewis
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Field Notes

Description:

Possible tail of an animal, black fur, approx 10cm long, the tailbone approx .5cm radius tapering off slightly towards the end.

Habitat:

Discovered in Lane Poole Conservation Reserve Dwellingup/Nanga

Notes:

Identified by the Perth Museum.
Also known as the Tuan or the Common Wambenger, it is a rat-sized arboreal carnivorous marsupial of the family Dasyuridae, characterized by a tuft of black silky hairs on the terminal portion of its tail. Males of this species do not live past the age of one, as they die after reproducing.

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PublishedMarch 21, 2011

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