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| genus = Dasykaluta
| parent_authority = [[Mike Archer (paleontologist)|Archer]], 1982
| species = rosamondae
| authority = ([[W.D.L. Ride|Ride]], 1964)
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==Taxonomy==
''Dasykaluta rosamondae'' is a member of the family [[Dasyuridae]]. When it was first described by [[W.D.L. Ride]] in 1964,<ref name="Ride1964" /> the species was placed in the genus ''[[Antechinus]]'', however, the author noted the new species created difficulties with the arrangements previously published. In 1982 [[Mike Archer (biologist)|Mike Archer]] erected the genus
The earliest specimen was collected in 1936 by Mr. R. M. W. Bligh near Tambourah (Marble Bar) and deposited at the [[Western Australian Museum]], its dental formula leading to a tentative diagnosis of a species of ''[[Dasycercus]]'' by [[Ludwig Glauert]]. Ride examined this and a series of specimens collected by E. H. M. Ealey at Woodstock Station, also near [[Marble Bar]] in Western Australia.<ref name="Ride1964" />
"Kaluta" is an [[Aboriginal Australians|Aboriginal]] name adopted from the [[Nyamal language]] for this species, and this is reflected in the generic name ''Dasykaluta'', which means "hairy kaluta". The species name, ''rosamondae'', is a threefold reference to [[Rosamund Clifford]], the famous mistress of [[Henry II of England]], who is said to have had red hair, its spinifex dominated habitat resembling "a house of wonderful working, so that no man or woman might come to her ...", alluding to a maze at [[Woodstock Palace]] where the king hid her and the place of the species discovery, Woodstock Station.<ref name="Ride1964" /><ref name="Strahan1995" />
==Description==
The kaluta is a rufous brown colour with fairly coarse fur. In body shape, it is generally similar to the [[antechinus]]es, although it has a shorter head and ears. It is also somewhat smaller than these animals.<ref name="Strahan1995" />
The species is small and robust in form, with a shaggy appearance to the uniformly russet-brown or coppery colour at the upper parts of the body; the underparts are a paler shade of the colour above.
The head and body measurement is {{Convert|90 to 105
Their tail is relatively thick and short, from {{Convert|55 to 75
Kaluta has hind feet that measure
The little red kaluta feeds on insects and small vertebrates. A notable habit is flicking its tail in the air as it investigates its habitat.<ref name="Strahan1995" />
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20041223001310/http://www.worldwidebase.com/zoogdieren/dasykaluta_rosamondae.shtml Dasykaluta rosamondae (in Dutch)]
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[[Category:Mammals of Western Australia]]
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[[Category:Marsupials of Australia]]
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