Fat-tailed Dunnart

Fat-tailed DunnartThe fat-tailed dunnart is a small marsupial that stores fat in its tail. It searches for arthropods and small vertebrates at night.What does it look like?Its coat ranges from buff to brown, with dark patches on the ears and head. It stores fat in its tail for energy.How does it live?The fat-tailed dunnart is a small marsupial that stores fat in its tail. It searches for arthropods and small vertebrates at night.This nocturnal carnivorous marsupial eats spiders, insects, worms, and small vertebrates. Females may enter torpor in winter or when food is scarce.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.