Kowari Dasyuroides byrnei

Kowari
Kowari
Kowari
The Kowari, also called Brush-tailed Marsupial Rat, is a nocturnal marsupial native to deserts of east-central Australia.
Kowari
Kowari
Kowari
Although it looks like a rat with a thick tail ending in a black brush, it is related to mulgaras (also rat-like) and to quolls/possums. It gets the moisture it needs from its diet of insects, spiders and other small prey.
Kowari
Kowari
Populations have declined substantially and are classed as vulnerable with threats including further habitat fragmentation/degradation/loss (livestock farming and construction materials), predation by invasive feral cats/foxes and climate change.