#dasyuroides

[mammalianmammals]

kowari! i love teaching people that they exist

WHAT A CUTIE!!!

Kowari (Dasyuroides byrnei), family Dasyuridae, order Dasyuromorphia, found in the Gibber deserts of central Australia

Carnivorous.

A.K.A. Kariri & Brush-tailed Marsupial Rat

Closely related to the mulgaras.

photos: Elias Neideck, Leipzig Zoo, Oliver Ramstedt

[briery]

Kowari (Dasyuroides byrnei), a small nocturnal brush-tailed marsupial. (Larger 1, 2).

[animalids]

Kowari (Dasyuroides byrnei)

Photo by charliejb

[briery]

Kowari (Dasyuroides Byrnei), a small nocturnal brush-tailed marsupial. (Larger).

[libutron]

Kowari 

The Kowari, Dasyuroides byrnei (Dasyuromorphia - Dasyuridae), is a rat-like, grizzled grey, carnivorous marsupial with a head-body length up to 180 mm. The distinguishing feature of this species is the tail, which is slightly shorter than head-body length, thick and reddish in the basal half with a large black brush encircling the distal half. The hind feet have only four toes.

The kowari is a terrestrial, burrowing animal that occurs on the gibber plains of north-eastern South Australia and south-western Queensland, where it is patchily distributed.

This species is rare and scattered with low densities, so it is classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.

References: [1] - [2]

Photo credit: ©Oliver Ramstedt

Locality: Frankfurt Zoo