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Sminthopsinae
The subfamily Sminthopsinae includes several genera of small, carnivorous marsupials native to Australia: kultarrs, ningauis, dunnarts, and planigales. Classification * Subfamily Sminthopsinae ** Tribe Sminthopsini *** Genus '' Antechinomys'' **** Kultarr, ''Antechinomys laniger'' *** Genus '' Ningaui'' **** Wongai ningaui, ''Ningaui ridei'' **** Pilbara ningaui, ''Ningaui timealeyi'' **** Southern ningaui, ''Ningaui yvonnae'' *** Genus ''Sminthopsis'' **** ''S. crassicaudata'' species-group ***** Fat-tailed dunnart, ''Sminthopsis crassicaudata'' **** ''S. macroura'' species-group ***** Kakadu dunnart, ''Sminthopsis bindi'' ***** Carpentarian dunnart, ''Sminthopsis butleri'' ***** Julia Creek dunnart, ''Sminthopsis douglasi'' ***** Stripe-faced dunnart, ''Sminthopsis macroura'' ***** Red-cheeked dunnart, ''Sminthopsis virginiae'' **** ''S. granulipes'' species-group ***** White-tailed dunnart, ''Sminthopsis granulipes'' **** ''S. griseoventer'' species-group ***** Kangaroo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chestnut Dunnart
The chestnut dunnart (''Sminthopsis archeri'') is a dunnart that was described by Van Dyck in 1986 and is named because of its chestnut colour in the upperparts of its body. The length from snout to tail is 167–210 mm, of which head to anus is 85–105 mm and tail is 82–105 mm long. The hind foot size is 17–20 mm, ear length is 17–21 mm and weight is 15–20 g. Distribution and habitat There are a handful of records known from southern Papua New Guinea and in Australia on the east and west coasts of Cape York Peninsula, with one record at Blackbraes National Park west of Townsville. Its habitats in Australia consist of tall stringybark woodlands and tall forests situated in red earth. In Papua New Guinea it is also found in savannah A savanna or savannah is a mixed woodland-grassland (i.e. grassy woodland) ecosystem characterised by the trees being sufficiently widely spaced so that the Canopy (forest), canopy does not close. The open canopy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Planigalini
The genus ''Planigale'' are small carnivorous marsupials found in Australia and New Guinea. It is the only genus in the tribe Planigalini of the subfamily Sminthopsinae. There are five species: * Paucident planigale, ''Planigale gilesi'' * Long-tailed planigale, ''Planigale ingrami'' * Common planigale, ''Planigale maculata'' * New Guinean planigale, ''Planigale novaeguineae'' * Narrow-nosed planigale The narrow-nosed planigale (''Planigale tenuirostris'') is a species of very small marsupial carnivore of the family Dasyuridae. Taxonomy The narrow-nosed planigale was described by Ellis Le Geyt Troughton in 1928, separating it from the common ..., ''Planigale tenuirostris'' Species Identification Planigales are the smallest of all marsupials, some members of this carnivorous group weighing less than 5 grams. Being small, nocturnal and secretive, they are rarely seen; however, they are generally common in many parts of the arid interior of Western Australia. Their small si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Planigale
The genus ''Planigale'' are small carnivorous marsupials found in Australia and New Guinea. It is the only genus in the tribe Planigalini of the subfamily Sminthopsinae. There are five species: * Paucident planigale, ''Planigale gilesi'' * Long-tailed planigale, ''Planigale ingrami'' * Common planigale, ''Planigale maculata'' * New Guinean planigale, ''Planigale novaeguineae'' * Narrow-nosed planigale The narrow-nosed planigale (''Planigale tenuirostris'') is a species of very small marsupial carnivore of the family Dasyuridae. Taxonomy The narrow-nosed planigale was described by Ellis Le Geyt Troughton in 1928, separating it from the common ..., ''Planigale tenuirostris'' Species Identification Planigales are the smallest of all marsupials, some members of this carnivorous group weighing less than 5 grams. Being small, nocturnal and secretive, they are rarely seen; however, they are generally common in many parts of the arid interior of Western Australia. Their small si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Planigale
The genus ''Planigale'' are small carnivorous marsupials found in Australia and New Guinea. It is the only genus in the tribe Planigalini of the subfamily Sminthopsinae. There are five species: * Paucident planigale, ''Planigale gilesi'' * Long-tailed planigale, ''Planigale ingrami'' * Common planigale, ''Planigale maculata'' * New Guinean planigale, ''Planigale novaeguineae'' * Narrow-nosed planigale The narrow-nosed planigale (''Planigale tenuirostris'') is a species of very small marsupial carnivore of the family Dasyuridae. Taxonomy The narrow-nosed planigale was described by Ellis Le Geyt Troughton in 1928, separating it from the common ..., ''Planigale tenuirostris'' Species Identification Planigales are the smallest of all marsupials, some members of this carnivorous group weighing less than 5 grams. Being small, nocturnal and secretive, they are rarely seen; however, they are generally common in many parts of the arid interior of Western Australia. Their small si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sminthopsis Leucopus
The white-footed dunnart (''Sminthopsis leucopus'') is a marsupial that occurs on Tasmania and mainland Australia. It occurs along the coast and in inner Gippsland and Alpine areas up to 400 metres near Narbethong. In southern New South Wales, the white-footed dunnart is known to occur at elevations at least as high as 1000 metresKavanagh RP, & Webb GA. (1998). Effects of variable-intensity logging on mammals, reptiles and amphibians at Waratah Creek, southeastern New South Wales. ''Pacific Conservation Biology'', 4(4), 326. https://www.publish.csiro.au/pc/pc980326 . The length from snout to tail tip is of which head and body are and the tail long. They weigh . Habitat The average rainfall of its habitat is between per year. Unlike the fat-tailed dunnart, this species requires forest and woodland cover of more than 50% of any square metre of heath understory or mid-story plant species. Other habitats include coastal tussock grasslands, sedgeland and wet heath. This ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red-cheeked Dunnart
The red-cheeked dunnart (''Sminthopsis virginiae'') is so called because of the distinctive red hair on its cheek. It is an Australasian marsupial. Its total length is ; its average body length is with a tail of . Ear length is . Its weight varies between . Its tail is thin and pale pink. Distribution and habitat The red-cheeked dunnart is distributed in Australia and New Guinea. The nominate subspecies ''S. v. virginiae'' occurs in the Queensland around the North Gulf, NE coasts, Mackay to Cape York. Subspecies ''S. v. nitela'' inhabits the Kimberley's to the top of Northern Territory. Habitat includes woodlands, open rocky forests, savannah grasslands, swamps, soaks and margins of tropical forests. Social organisation and breeding The behaviour of the red-cheecked dunnart, like most ''Sminthopsis'' species, is not well known. They breed from October to March. Young are gestated for 15 days and weaned at 65–70 days with maturity by 4–6 months. Diet Its typical die ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carpentarian Dunnart
The Carpentarian dunnart (''Sminthopsis butleri'') also known as Butler's dunnart is a marsupial with a puffy brown or mouse grey colour above and the underside of white, similar to its close relative the Kakadu dunnart. Head to anus length is 75-88mm with a tail of 72-90mm long for a total length of 147-178mm. Weight varies from 10-20g depending on a variety of factors including sex, food abundance, habitat etc. Distribution and habitat Found in the Northern Kimberley's near Kalumburu in Western Australia and Bathurst and Melville Island in the Northern Territory. Habitat consists of eucalyptus and melaleuca forest with sandy soils up to and including 20 km from the coast. Also present on the island of New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; id, Papua, or , historically ) is the world's second-largest island with an area of . Located in Oceania in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is separated from Australia by the wide Torr .... In N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julia Creek Dunnart
The Julia Creek dunnart (''Sminthopsis douglasi'') is a marsupial with a buffy brown upperside and white underside. This dunnart has a body length of 100–135 mm with a tail of 60–105 mm to make a total length of 160–240 mm. Its weight is between 40 and 70 g. The length of the hind foot is 22–24 mm. The species has a dark brown triangle colour from above and below the eye with the point at the nose, and another dark stripe on top of the skull. A healthy dunnart has a carrot-shaped tail filled with fat stores. Distribution and habitat Julia Creek dunnarts are typically found on 8000 km² in the Mitchel Grass downs of riparian grasslands, between Julia Creek and Richmond in Queensland, it possibly occurs in the Mitchell Plateau of Western Australia. The prickly acacia is a threat to its habitat as it kills native grasslands. Cultivation and introduced species also threaten this dasyurid's habitat. Social organization and breeding During the d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stripe-faced Dunnart
The striped-faced dunnart (''Sminthopsis macroura'') is a small, Australian, nocturnal, "marsupial mouse," part of the family Dasyuridae. The species' distribution occurs throughout much of inland central and northern Australia, occupying a range of arid and semi-arid habitats. While the species has a broad distribution range, it has been declining across much of Australia, including the western region of New South Wales (NSW). This is due to several threatening processes, primarily habitat degradation. This has led to the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage listing the species as 'vulnerable'. The species is not listed on the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act). The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species list the species as of 'least concern'. Recent genetic studies have discovered that this dunnart species is in fact three distinct species that over several million years diverged from each ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boullanger Island Dunnart
The Boullanger Island dunnart (''Sminthopsis boullangerensis'') is a species of dunnart found only on Boullanger Island, Western Australia. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the grey-bellied dunnart (''S. griseoventer''), for which reason it was not assessed by the IUCN in 2008 (although it was classed as critically endangered in the 1996 list). The EPBC Act The ''Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999'' (Cth) is an Act of the Parliament of Australia that provides a framework for protection of the Australian environment, including its biodiversity and its natural and cultu ... classifies the Boullanger Island dunnart as vulnerable. See also * Boullanger Island References Dasyuromorphs Mammals of Western Australia Marsupials of Australia Mammals described in 1999 {{WesternAustralia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White-tailed Dunnart
The white-tailed dunnart (''Sminthopsis granulipes''), also known as the ash-grey dunnart, is a dunnart native to Australia. Taxonomy A species first named by Gerard Krefft in 1872, using a specimen obtained at Albany by the local collector George Maxwell. The author assigned the name ''Podabrus albocaudatus'' with a description that was published in an Eastern States newspaper, the ''Sydney Mail''. The same specimen, the holotype of the species, was described by Ellis Troughton in 1932 without reference to Krefft's earlier description. Despite the precedence of Krefft's first description, later recognised as a valid and available name, the later name was in widespread use and conserved to ensure taxonomic stability; the name ''Podabrus albocaudatus'' was deemed to be an objective synonym and declared a ''nomen oblitum'' and ''Sminthopsis granulipes'' Troughton 1932 a ''nomen protectum''. Description A species of ''Sminthopsis'' with a head and body length from 70 to 100 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kangaroo Island Dunnart
The Kangaroo Island dunnart (''Sminthopsis aitkeni'') is a dark sooty-grey coloured dunnart species first described in 1969, with paler underparts of its body. It has an average body length of 170–198 mm, a snout to anus length of 80–93 mm, a tail measurement of 90–105 mm, a hind foot of 17.5 mm, ear length of 18 mm and a weight of 20–25 grams. The thin tail is also gray, but lighter on the bottom. The tail is longer than the body. Kangaroo Island dunnarts are dimorphic, with males larger than females. The Kangaroo Island dunnart is listed as Critically Endangered by International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The population was believed to be less than 500 before the 2019–2020 Australian bushfires. Following the fires, it is believed that only about 50 individuals exist. Distribution and habitat This dasyurid is found only on the western half of Kangaroo Island in South Australia, the island's only endemic mammal. The speci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
