Crest-tailed mulgara
(Dasycercus cristicauda)
Description
The crested-tailed mulgara has a head-body length of 12.5-22 cm and a tail of 7.5-12.5 cm and weighs 60-170 g.It has a squat constitution,with short limbs,small ears and a little pronounced muzzle.It is not equipped with a genuine baby carrier,and the babies are protected only by skin folds and remain hanging on their nipples.The fur,in the upper regions,is of a variable color from brownish to reddish-brown,while on the belly it is white or cream.It owes the common name to the fact that the terminal half of the tail is covered,on the upper area,by a series of long black hairs.It is distinguished from the other species of Dasycercus,D.blythi,to have three premolars and eight nipples,instead of two and six respectively.
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