These tiny marsupials survived wildfires only to face extinction from feral cats

The Kangaroo Island dunnart was one species seen to reemerge after Australian bushfires

someone holds a Kangaroo Island dunnart on a piece of cloth

At about 7.5 centimeters long (not counting its tail), this Kangaroo Island dunnart — caught in 2022 during routine monitoring of the island’s wild inhabitants — easily fits in the palm of a hand.

Pat Hodgens

Few marsupials have gone from miraculous survival to the brink of extinction as quickly as the Kangaroo Island dunnart.