Little mulgara
Extinct species of marsupial
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The little mulgara (Dasycercus marlowi) is an extinct species of mulgara that was formally described in 2023.[2] The species is named posthumously after Basil Marlow the Australian mammalogist and former curator of mammals at the Australian Museum.[2] It was last seen in 1965 and declared extinct by the IUCN in 2026.[1]
| Little mulgara | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Dasyuromorphia |
| Family: | Dasyuridae |
| Genus: | Dasycercus |
| Species: | †D. marlowi |
| Binomial name | |
| †Dasycercus marlowi Newman-Martin & Travouillon, 2023 | |
As the name suggests, the little mulgara is the smallest of the mulgaras. The total length of the holotype, and only specimen, is 195 mm (7.7 in).[2]
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