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.
Kowari
Kowari
Kowari
It gets the moisture it needs from its diet of insects, spiders and other small prey.