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Parantechinus apicalis (Southern Dibbler)

Synonyms: Antechinus apicalis; Phascogale apicalis

Wikipedia Abstract

Dibbler is the common name for Parantechinus apicalis, an endangered species of marsupial. It is an inhabitant of the southwest mainland of Western Australia and some offshore islands. It is a member of the order Dasyuromorphia, and the only member of the genus, Parantechinus. The dibbler is a small, nocturnal carnivore with speckled fur that is white around the eyes.
View Wikipedia Record: Parantechinus apicalis

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Parantechinus apicalis

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
4
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
56
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 8.85
EDGE Score: 4.37
Learn more at EDGE of Existence programme

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  61 grams
Female Weight [1]  58 grams
Male Weight [1]  64 grams
Weight Dimorphism [1]  10.3 %
Diet [2]  Carnivore (Invertebrates), Nectarivore
Diet - Invertibrates [2]  70 %
Diet - Nectar [2]  30 %
Forages - Arboreal [2]  100 %
Female Maturity [3]  10 months 15 days
Male Maturity [3]  10 months 15 days
Gestation [3]  48 days
Litter Size [3]  8
Litters / Year [3]  1
Maximum Longevity [3]  6 years
Snout to Vent Length [1]  6 inches (14 cm)
Weaning [3]  4 months 2 days

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Esperance mallee Australia Australasia Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub
Jarrah-Karri forest and shrublands Australia Australasia Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub
Southwest Australia woodlands Australia Australasia Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Fitzgerald River National Park II 732417 Western Australia, Australia

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Southwest Australia Australia Yes

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Toxoplasma gondii[4]

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 2Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
♦ 3de Magalhaes, J. P., and Costa, J. (2009) A database of vertebrate longevity records and their relation to other life-history traits. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22(8):1770-1774
♦ 4Species Interactions of Australia Database, Atlas of Living Australia, Version ala-csv-2012-11-19
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0