The
subfamily Sminthopsinae includes several genera of small, carnivorous
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 ...
s native to
Australia:
kultarrs,
ningauis,
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 1 ...
s, and
planigales.
Classification
* Subfamily Sminthopsinae
** Tribe
Sminthopsini
*** Genus ''
Antechinomys
The kultarr (''Antechinomys laniger'') (also called the " jerboa-marsupial" or marsupial jerboa) is a small insectivorous nocturnal marsupial inhabiting the arid interior of Australia. Preferred habitat includes stony deserts, shrubland, woodlan ...
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Kultarr, ''Antechinomys laniger''
*** Genus ''
Ningaui''
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Wongai ningaui, ''Ningaui ridei''
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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 ...
, ''Ningaui timealeyi''
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Southern ningaui, ''Ningaui yvonnae''
*** Genus ''
Sminthopsis''
**** ''S. crassicaudata'' species-group
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Fat-tailed dunnart, ''Sminthopsis crassicaudata''
**** ''S. macroura'' species-group
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Kakadu dunnart
The Kakadu dunnart (''Sminthopsis bindi'') is a dunnart first described in 1994 and whose closest relative is the Carpentarian dunnart. It typically has a body length of 50-85mm with a tail 60-105mm long, for a total length between 110-190mm. It ...
, ''Sminthopsis bindi''
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Carpentarian dunnart, ''Sminthopsis butleri''
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Julia Creek dunnart, ''Sminthopsis douglasi''
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Stripe-faced dunnart, ''Sminthopsis macroura''
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Red-cheeked dunnart, ''Sminthopsis virginiae''
**** ''S. granulipes'' species-group
*****
White-tailed dunnart, ''Sminthopsis granulipes''
**** ''S. griseoventer'' species-group
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Kangaroo Island dunnart, ''Sminthopsis aitkeni''
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Boullanger Island dunnart, ''Sminthopsis boullangerensis''
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Grey-bellied dunnart, ''Sminthopsis griseoventer''
**** ''S. longicaudata'' species-group
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Long-tailed dunnart, ''Sminthopsis longicaudata''
**** ''S. murina'' species-group
*****
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 an ...
, ''Sminthopsis archeri''
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Little long-tailed dunnart, ''Sminthopsis dolichura''
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Sooty dunnart, ''Sminthopsis fulginosus''
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Gilbert's dunnart, ''Sminthopsis gilberti''
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White-footed dunnart, ''Sminthopsis leucopus''
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Slender-tailed dunnart, ''Sminthopsis murina''
**** ''S. psammophila'' species-group
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Hairy-footed dunnart, ''Sminthopsis hirtipes''
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Ooldea dunnart
The Ooldea dunnart (''Sminthopsis ooldea''), also called Troughton's dunnart after the person who found the species, is an Australian marsupial similar to the hairy-footed dunnart. It is greyish-yellow on its upper body and white on the underside ...
, ''Sminthopsis ooldea''
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Sandhill dunnart, ''Sminthopsis psammophila''
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Lesser hairy-footed dunnart
The lesser hairy-footed dunnart (''Sminthopsis youngsoni'') is a small carnivorous Australian marsupial of the family Dasyuridae. It is a widespread and fairly common species, being found in many desert areas of Western Australia, Northern Terri ...
, ''Sminthopsis youngsoni''
** Tribe
Planigalini
*** Genus ''
Planigale''
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Paucident planigale, ''Planigale gilesi''
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Long-tailed planigale, ''Planigale ingrami''
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Common planigale, ''Planigale maculata''
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New Guinean planigale, ''Planigale novaeguineae''
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Narrow-nosed planigale, ''Planigale tenuirostris''
References
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External links
Dasyuromorphs
Mammal subfamilies
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