Ampurta
| Ampurta | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Dasyuromorphia |
| Family: | Dasyuridae |
| Genus: | Dasycercus |
| Species: | D. hillieri
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| Binomial name | |
| Dasycercus hillieri (O. Thomas, 1905)
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The ampurta (Dasycercus hillieri) is a species of mulgara.[1] The ampurta is a marsupial micro-predator native to Australia.[2]
Conservation status
[edit | edit source]The species was classified as Endangered in the 1900s, but the population rebounded in 2013 to Vulnerable. In 2019 it was classified as Least Concern, having expanded its range by >48,000 km2 between 2015 and 2021.[3] The comeback was primarily attributed to a decline in Australia's cat population thanks to efforts to reduce non-native rabbit populations (the cat's primary prey).[2] Other factors that helped the species rebound include its ability to enter a torpid state, allowing the ampurta to survive conditions of severe drought.[2]
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