Fat-tailed false antechinus

Scientific Classification

 * Kingdom: Animalia
 * Phylum: Chordata
 * Class: Mammalia
 * Order: Dasyuromorphia
 * Family: Dasyuridae
 * Genus: Pseudantechinus
 * Species: P. macdonnellensis
 * Binomial Name: Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis

Description
The fat-tailed false antechinus is around 3.75-4.25 inches long and their tail is about 3-3.25 inches. They tend to weigh around 11/16-2 ounces. Their tail shape appears swollen when the fat-tailed false antechinus is well fed and stored with food. They have gray-brown fur with red patches behind their ears. Their underparts are gray-white.

Habitat
The fat-tailed false antechinus prefers to live in the deserts, grasslands, and savannas of western and central Australia. They prefer to live in dry and rocky areas with bushes or grass.

Behavior
The fat-tailed false antechinus is an individual and nocturnal species. A females gestation period is 45-55 days long and the mother carries 6 babies for 40 days for about 14 weeks.