Antechinus Smile
Skull of a carnivorous Marsupial Mouse I found that had been run over on the back road. The ears helped me identify it at the time. I've saved the bones to show the children at my Child Care Centre.
"Small native carnivorous marsupial, greyish-brown above and paler below. Long pointed head with bulging eyes and four pairs of small sharp incisor teeth. Ears are large, thin and crinkly with a notch in the margin. Tail is the same length as the body or shorter and is sparsely haired. It weighs up 71 grams."
Antechinus Smile
Skull of a carnivorous Marsupial Mouse I found that had been run over on the back road. The ears helped me identify it at the time. I've saved the bones to show the children at my Child Care Centre.
"Small native carnivorous marsupial, greyish-brown above and paler below. Long pointed head with bulging eyes and four pairs of small sharp incisor teeth. Ears are large, thin and crinkly with a notch in the margin. Tail is the same length as the body or shorter and is sparsely haired. It weighs up 71 grams."