CANBERRA, June 17 (Xinhua) -- A marsupial species native to an Australian island is facing extinction due to bushfires and feral cats, a study has warned.
In a study published on Friday, a team from the University of Adelaide proved for the first time that feral cats prey on the Kangaroo Island (KI) dunnart, a mouse-sized carnivorous marsupial endemic to the island off the coast of South Australia (SA).
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