| Little red kaluta | |
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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: | Dasyurinae |
| Tribe: | Dasyurini |
| Genus: | Dasykaluta Archer, 1982 |
| Species: | D. rosamondae
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| Binomial name | |
| Dasykaluta rosamondae (Ride, 1964)
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| Little Red Kaluta range | |
The little red kaluta (Dasykaluta rosamondae) is a small, reddish-brown, shrew-like mammal native to dry grasslands of northwest Western Australia. It is active at night, feeding on insects and other small animals. The kaluta is a marsupial and is the only member of its genus, Dasykaluta. Individuals are around 10 cm (3.9 in) long and weigh from 20 to 40 g (0.71 to 1.41 oz). They live for about four years in captivity. Other common names include little red antechinus, russet antechinus and spinifex antechinus.[2]
- ^ Burbidge, A. (2016). "Dasykaluta rosamondae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T40527A21943336. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T40527A21943336.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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