Kultarrs

· Kultarrs are marsupials meaning it carries its baby in its pouch on the outside of its tummy. The baby is born really tiny and crawls into its mother's pouch. The joey lives in its mother's pouch till its quite large. Even when it's quite large it still drinks milk from a teat in its mother's pouch

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· A kultarr's head and body length ranges from 8 to 11 cm, and the tail is quite long at 10 to 14 cm

· Males tend to be larger than females

· Their fur is long, soft, grey on top, and white on their stomachs

· They have a large number of whiskers on their faces, and some on their wrists as well

· Their nose is pointed and their ears are large and oval shaped
· They are often nicknamed 'Jumping Pouched Mice'
· Kultarrs like to jump
· The kultarr is carnivorous, eating insects, spiders, and lizards
· This Jumping Pouched Mouse has about 4 babies at a time
· The mother continues to feed her babies until they are about three months old
· Kultarrs are terrestrial and nocturnal. They nest in logs, vegetation, or in burrows dug by other animals
· They are fast runners, with elongated hind feet that have a large cushioned pad
· They live in a variety of arid habitats, including savannah, grassland, and desert