Little mulgara
| Little mulgara | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Dasyuromorphia |
| Family: | Dasyuridae |
| Genus: | Dasycercus |
| Species: | D. marlowi |
| Binomial name | |
| Dasycercus marlowi Newman-Martin & Travouillon, 2023 | |
The little mulgara (Dasycercus marlowi) is a newly described species of mulgara. The species is named posthumously after Basil Marlow the Australian mammalogist and former curator of mammals at the Australian Museum.
As the name suggests, the little mulgara is the smallest of the mulgaras. The total length of the holotype, and only specimen, is 195 mm (7.7 in).