Dasyuridae

	Dasyuridae The Dasyuridae are a family of marsupials native to Australia and New Guinea, including 71 extant species divided into 17 genera. Many are small and mouse-like or shrew-like, giving some of them the name marsupial mice or marsupial shrews, but the group also includes the cat-sized quolls, as well as the Tasmanian devil. They are found in a wide range of habitats, including grassland, underground, forests, and mountains, and some species are arboreal or semiaquatic. The Dasyuridae are often called the 'marsupial carnivores', as most members of the family are insectivores. Characteristics Most dasyurids are roughly the size of mice, but a few species are much larger. The smallest species is the Pilbara ningaui, which is from in length, and weighs just , while the largest, the Tasmanian devil, is long, and weighs from . The smaller dasyurids typically resemble shrews or mice in appearance, with long tails and narrow, pointed noses. The larger species bear a resemblance to such ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Tasmanian Devil The Tasmanian devil (''Sarcophilus harrisii'') (palawa kani: purinina) is a carnivorous marsupial of the family Dasyuridae. Until recently, it was only found on the island state of Tasmania, but it has been reintroduced to New South Wales in mainland Australia, with a small breeding population. The size of a small dog, the Tasmanian devil became the largest carnivorous marsupial in the world following the extinction of the thylacine in 1936. It is related to quolls, and distantly related to the thylacine. It is characterised by its stocky and muscular build, black fur, pungent odour, extremely loud and disturbing screech, keen sense of smell, and ferocity when feeding. The Tasmanian devil's large head and neck allow it to generate among the strongest bites per unit body mass of any extant predatory land mammal. It hunts prey and scavenges on carrion. Although devils are usually solitary, they sometimes eat and defecate together in a communal location. Unlike most other da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Dasyurus Quolls (; genus ''Dasyurus'') are carnivorous marsupials native to Australia and New Guinea. They are primarily nocturnal and spend most of the day in a den. Of the six species of quoll, four are found in Australia and two in New Guinea. Another two species are known from fossil remains in Pliocene and Pleistocene deposits in Queensland. Genetic evidence indicates that quolls evolved around 15 million years ago in the Miocene, and that the ancestors of the six species had all diverged by around four million years ago. The six species vary in weight and size, from to . They have brown or black fur and pink noses. They are largely solitary, but come together for a few social interactions such as mating which occurs during the winter season. A female gives birth to up to 18 pups, of which only six survive because she only has six teats with which to feed them. They have a life span from 2 to 4 years. Quolls eat smaller mammals, small birds, lizards, and insects. All species hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Marsupial Marsupials are any members of the mammalian infraclass Marsupialia. All extant marsupials are endemic to Australasia, Wallacea and the Americas. A distinctive characteristic common to most of these species is that the young are carried in a pouch. Marsupials include opossums, Tasmanian devils, kangaroos, koalas, wombats, wallabies, bandicoots, and the extinct thylacine. Marsupials represent the clade originating from the last common ancestor of extant metatherians, the group containing all mammals more closely related to marsupials than to placentals. They give birth to relatively undeveloped young that often reside in a pouch located on their mothers' abdomen for a certain amount of time. Close to 70% of the 334 extant species occur on the Australian continent (the mainland, Tasmania, New Guinea and nearby islands). The remaining 30% are found in the Americas—primarily in South America, thirteen in Central America, and one species, the Virginia opossum, in Nort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Tiger Quoll The tiger quoll (''Dasyurus maculatus''), also known as the spotted-tail quoll, the spotted quoll, the spotted-tail dasyure, native cat or the tiger cat, is a carnivorous marsupial of the quoll genus '' Dasyurus'' native to Australia. With males and females weighing around , respectively, it is the world's second-largest extant carnivorous marsupial, behind the Tasmanian devil. Two subspecies are recognised; the nominate is found in wet forests of southeastern Australia and Tasmania, and a northern subspecies, ''D. m. gracilis'', is found in a small area of northern Queensland and is endangered. Taxonomy The tiger quoll is a member of the family Dasyuridae, which includes most carnivorous marsupial mammals. This quoll was first described in 1792 by Robert Kerr, the Scottish writer and naturalist, who placed it in the genus '' Didelphis'', which includes several species of American opossum. The species name, ''maculatus'', indicates this species is spotted. Two subspecies ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Sminthopsini ''Smintopsini'' is a tribe of marsupial in the family Dasyuridae. Classification * 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 Island dunnart, ''Sminthopsis aitkeni'' Boullanger Island dunnart, ''Sminthopsis boullangerensis'' Grey-bellied dunnart, ''Sm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Dunnart Dunnart is a common name for species of the genus ''Sminthopsis'', narrow-footed marsupials the size of a European mouse. They have a largely insectivorous diet. Taxonomy The genus name ''Sminthopsis'' was published by Oldfield Thomas in 1887, the author noting that the name ''Podabrus'' that had previously been used to describe the species was preoccupied as a genus of beetles. The type species is '' Phascogale crassicaudata'', published by John Gould in 1844. There are 23 species, all of which occur in Australia and New Guinea: * 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'' * Froggatt's dunnart, ''Sminthopsis froggatti'' * Stripe-faced dunnart, ''Sminthopsis macroura'' * Stalker's dunnart, ''Sminthopsis stalkeri'' * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Pilbara Ningaui The Pilbara ningaui (''Ningaui timealeyi''), sometimes known as Ealey's ningaui, is a tiny species of marsupial carnivore found in Australia. Taxonomy The species was described by Mike Archer in 1975, distinguishing the new taxon from other dasyurids by nominating it as the type species of a new genus. Archer provided a description for a second species of '' Ningaui'', the more widely distributed '' Ningaui ridei''. The holotype is a specimen obtained escaping a fire in spinifex country, a collection made by A. Snell in 1963 at Mount Robinson in the northwest of Australia. Other material examined included a specimen collected in 1957 by E. H. M. Ealey of Monash University, then working as a field officer for the CSIRO, his informal name, 'Tim' Ealey. is the eponym of the specific epithet. Description The Pilbara ningaui is a very small species of marsupial, in length. The fur is spiky and dishevelled in appearance, the upper parts are a mix of ginger and brown hairs, or g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Phascogalini The Phascogalini are a tribe in the family Dasyuridae, comprising seven genera of small marsupials native to Australia and New Guinea. Classification * Tribe Phascogalini Genus '' Antechinus'' * Tropical antechinus, ''Antechinus adustus'' * Agile antechinus, ''Antechinus agilis'' * Fawn antechinus, ''Antechinus bellus'' * Yellow-footed antechinus, ''Antechinus flaviceps'' * Atherton antechinus, ''Antechinus godmani'' * Cinnamon antechinus, ''Antechinus leo'' * Swamp antechinus, ''Antechinus minimus'' * Brown antechinus, ''Antechinus stuartii'' * Subtropical antechinus, ''Antechinus subtropicus'' * Dusky antechinus, ''Antechinus swainsonii'' Genus ''Murexia'' * Short-furred dasyure, ''Murexia longicaudata'' * Long-nosed dasyure, ''Murexia naso'' * Black-tailed dasyure, ''Murexia melanurus'' * Habbema dasyure, ''Murexia habbema'' * Broad-striped dasyure, ''Murexia rothschildi'' * Murexia xenochromus * Murexia hageni Genus ''Phascogale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Dasyurinae The subfamily Dasyurinae includes several genera of small carnivorous marsupials native to Australia: quolls, kowari, mulgara, kaluta, dibblers, phascogales, pseudantechinuses, and the Tasmanian devil. The subfamily is defined largely on biochemical criteria. Order Dasyuromorphia * Family Thylacinidae Family Dasyuridae: (carnivorous marsupials) * Subfamily Dasyurinae: *†''Wakamatha tasselii'' Archer & Rich, 1979; Mioc. Aust. †'' Dasylurinja kokuminola'' Archer, 1982; Miocene †''Ankotarinja tirarensis'' Archer, 1976; Late Oligcene to Early Miocene †'' Keeuna woodburnei'' Archer, 1976; Late Oligcene to Early Miocene Tribe Dasyurini Mulgaras = ''Dasycercus'' spp. Little red kaluta = ''Dasykaluta rosamondae'' Kowari = ''Dasyuroides byrnei'' *†''Dasyuroides achilpatna'' Archer, 1982 Quolls = ''Dasyurus'' spp. Some dasyures = ''Myoictis'' and ''Neophascogale'' spp. Dibbler = ''Parantechinus apicalis'' Marsupial shrews ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Pouch (marsupial) The pouch is a distinguishing feature of female marsupials, monotremes and possibly most extinct non- placental mammals including eutherians like '' Zalambdalestes'' (and rarely in the males as in the water opossumNogueira, José Carlos, et al.Morphology of the male genital system of Chironectes minimus and comparison to other didelphid marsupials. Journal of mammalogy 85.5 (2004): 834-841. and the extinct thylacine); the name marsupial is derived from the Latin ''marsupium'', meaning "pouch". Marsupials give birth to a live but relatively undeveloped fetus called a joey. When the joey is born it crawls from inside the mother to the pouch. The pouch is a fold of skin with a single opening that covers the teats. Inside the pouch, the blind offspring attaches itself to one of the mother’s teats and remains attached for as long as it takes to grow and develop to a juvenile stage. Variations Pouches are different amongst different marsupials, two kinds distinguishable (on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]