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Distinguishing features

It is a small, rat-like marsupial with short, rounded ears and a lightly haired, thick tail. This animal has a pointed rostrum and beady black eyes, hind limbs longer than the forelimbs, and large hind feet.

It is yellow-gray above and light gray below. Its short, dense fur feels soft and woolly. It bears a faint hip stripe and a distinctive white tail tip. This tail is weakly prehensile and used to carry nest material. (Wikipedia)

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Distribution

Distribution and habitat preferences

Once the most common macropodiform mammal on the whole continent, the boodie now only lives on off-lying islands and in a newly introduced population on the mainland at Shark Bay. (Wikipedia)

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