Footpads of Western Australian Dasyurids – an identification guide

Departmental resources | Updated 1 decade ago

This document offers a photographic guide to the footpad structures of Western Australian Sminthopsis (Dunnarts). Some species in this genus are difficult to differentiate, and this guide offers advice on how to use the footpads to identify species in the field.

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