Sminthopsis murina
Common Dunnart at Googong, NSW
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| Sminthopsis murina | MichaelMulvaney | 26 Oct 2019 | |
| Sminthopsis murina | Wandiyali | 27 Sep 2019 |
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User's notes
Unfortunately deceased. Nest disturbed in a pile of building rubble.
3 comments
27 Oct 2019
Found in building rubble would usually mean House Mouse. Looks like Common Dunnart (Sminthopsis murina) but a photo showing the teeth would help the confidence a lot. Dehydrated, thus proportions altered, so e.g. ears look longer. Tail too short relative to body for Pseudomys. House mouse has incisors with a notch.
27 Oct 2019
Looks like a Common Dunnart to me. I've found them under rubbish on farms a few times.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.205000-35.414722
- Maps Wandiyali-Environa Conservation Area
- Places Googong, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 1 Sep 2019 12:50 PM Recorded on
- Wandiyali Recorded by
Collections
- Wandiyali Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Sminthopsis murina Other Small Marsupials Small Marsupials Mammals
Species information
- Sminthopsis murina Scientific name
- Common Dunnart Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 827m Recorded at altitude
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