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Mardo

Antechinus flavipes

Photo by ToddBell
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Field Notes

Description:

The Mardo is a small marsupial mouse like creature. It is also known as the yellow footed Antechinus. Mardo is its western Australian aboriginal name.

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Comments (4)
ToddBell
Yeah most of WA animals are known as their aboriginal name. Quoll = chuditch, bilby = dalgyte, bandicoot = quenda :)
ShannaB
Cool! I didn't know they were called Mardos in WA. I saw some in the Bunya Mountains in Queensland - http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/8597501
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PublishedFebruary 29, 2012

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