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The lesser hairy-footed dunnart (Sminthopsis youngsoni) is a small carnivorous Australian marsupial of the family Dasyuridae. It is a widespread and fairly common species, being found in many desert areas of Western Australia, Northern Territory and Queensland. Its foraging strategies have been studied by Haythornthwaite and Dickman.

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1. (c) Original uploader was UtherSRG at en.wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9c/Dunnart.JPG
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