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Mulgaras
Dasycercus
Mulgaras are the two species in the genus Dasycercus. They are marsupial carnivores, closely related to the Tasmanian devil and the quolls, that live in deserts and spinifex bush of central Australia, and were thought extinct in New South Wales until December 2017, when they were found alive inside the borders of New South Wales. They are 12.5–22 cm long with a 7– to 13-cm tail. They are nocturnal, but occasionally "sunbathe" in the entrance of the...
6 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 5 known species
Spinifex Mulgara
speciesDasycercus blythi
Ampurta
speciesDasycercus hillieri
Northern Mulgara
speciesDasycercus woolleyae
Crest-tailed Mulgara
speciesDasycercus cristicauda
Southern Mulgara
speciesDasycercus archeri
Little Mulgara
speciesDasycercus marlowi
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 40221.