Ampurta
| Ampurta | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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]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]
References
[edit]- ^ Newman-Martin, Jake; Travouillon, Kenny J.; et al. (2023). "Taxonomic review of the genus Dasycercus (Dasyuromorphia: Dasyuridae) using modern and subfossil material; and the description of three new species". Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology. 47 (4): 624–661. Bibcode:2023Alch...47..624N. doi:10.1080/03115518.2023.2262083.
- ^ a b c "Tiny Australian predator defies drought to recover from near-extinction". Nature. 644 (8078): 845. 2025-08-19. doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02586-8. ISSN 1476-4687.
- ^ Cullen, Dympna; Kingsford, Richard T.; Bino, Gilad; West, Rebecca; Letnic, Mike; Pedler, Reece (2025-11-01). "Bucking the trend - recovery from near continent-wide extinction by a marsupial micro-predator during drought". Biological Conservation. 311 111411. Bibcode:2025BCons.31111411C. doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2025.111411. ISSN 0006-3207.
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