| Kultarr[1] | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Dasyuromorphia |
| Family: | Dasyuridae |
| Subfamily: | Sminthopsinae |
| Tribe: | Sminthopsini |
| Genus: | Antechinomys Krefft, 1867 |
| Species: | A. laniger
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| Binomial name | |
| Antechinomys laniger (Gould, 1856)
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| Distribution of the kultarr | |
The kultarr (Antechinomys laniger) (also called the "jerboa-marsupial" or marsupial jerboa) is a small insectivorous nocturnal marsupial inhabiting the arid interior of Australia. Preferred habitat includes stony deserts, shrubland, woodland, grassland and open plains.[3] The kultarr has a range of adaptations to help cope with Australia's harsh arid environment including torpor similar to hibernation that helps conserve energy.[4] The species has declined across its former range since European settlement due to changes in land management practices and introduced predators.[5][6]
- ^ Groves, C.P. (2005). "Order Dasyuromorphia". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 32. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ Burbidge, A.A. & Woinarski, J. (2016). "Antechinomys laniger". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. IUCN: e.T1581A21943713. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T1581A21943713.en.
- ^ Van Dyck, S., Strahan, R., 2008. The mammals of Australia / edited by Steve van Dyck and Ronald Strahan.
- ^ Geiser, F (2004). "The role of torpor in the life of Australian arid zone mammals". Aust. Mammal. 26 (2): 125–134. doi:10.1071/AM04125.
- ^ Stannard, H.J.; Old, J.M. (2014). "Biology, life history, and captive management of the kultarr (Antechinomys laniger)". Zoo Biol. 33 (3): 157–165. doi:10.1002/zoo.21128. PMID 24711266.
- ^ Menkhorst, P., 2004. A field guide to the mammals of Australia / Peter Menkhorst, Frank Knight.