Chuditch (Dasyurus geoffroii)

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Information authenticated by Keith Morris, Manager, Biodiversity Conservation Group in the Science Division of the Government of Western Australia's Department of Conservation and Land Management.

Glossary

Carrion: The flesh of a dead animal.
Crustaceans: Diverse group of arthropods (a phylum of animals with jointed limbs and a hard chitinous exoskeleton) characterised by the possession of two pairs of antennae, one pair of mandibles (parts of the mouthparts used for handling and processing food) and two pairs of maxillae (appendages used in eating, which are located behind the mandibles). Includes crabs, lobsters, shrimps, slaters, woodlice and barnacles.
Gestation: The state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth.
Invertebrates: Animals with no backbone.
Marsupial: A diverse group of mammals characterised by their reproduction. The embryo is born 11-35 days after conception. The tiny neonate crawls into the marsupium (pouch) and attaches to a teat where it stays for a variable amount of time. They also differ from placental mammals in their dentition.
Nocturnal: Active at night.
Territorial: An animal, a pair of animals or a colony that occupies and defends an area.
Territory: Area occupied and defended by an animal, a pair of animals or a colony.
Translocations: The movement of a species, by people, from one area to another.