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Mammals · Dasyuromorphia · Dasyuridae
Phascogale tapoatafa
It could become threatened in the near future if current threats go unchecked.
The brush-tailed phascogale is a rat-sized arboreal carnivorous marsupial, with large eyes, bare ears and a tail ending in a spectacular plume of black hairs. At night it hunts insects, spiders and small vertebrates, running along trunks and branches with enormous agility. It needs mature woodland with old trees and hollows to nest in, so it disappears from young or intensively managed stands.
Weight
100 g – 300 g
Size
16 cm – 27 cm
Life expectancy
3 years
Diet
Carnivore
Feeds mainly on other animals.
Activity
Nocturnal
Active mainly at night.
Social structure
Solitary
Lives and hunts alone, joining others only to breed.
Sighting difficulty
Moderate
Sources consulted: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phascogale_tapoatafa
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