Dunnart
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Dunnarts are furry narrow-footed marsupials the size of a mouse. They are mainly insectivorous.
There are 21 species, all in Australia and some in 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
- 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
- Gray-bellied Dunnart, Sminthopsis griseoventer
- S. longicaudata species-group
- Long-tailed Dunnart, Sminthopsis longicaudata
- S. murina species-group
- Chestnut Dunnart, Sminthopsis archeri
- Little Long-tailed Dunnart, Sminthopsis dolichura
- Sooty Dunnart, Sminthopsis fulginosus
- Gilbert's Dunnart, Sminthopsis gilberti
- White-footed Dunnart, Sminthopsis leucopus
- Slender-tailed Dunnart, Sminthopsis murina
- S. psammophila species-group
- Hairy-footed Dunnart, Sminthopsis hirtipes
- Ooldea Dunnart, Sminthopsis ooldea
- Sandhill Dunnart, Sminthopsis psammophila
- Lesser Hairy-footed Dunnart, Sminthopsis youngsoni
- S. crassicaudata species-group
[edit] References
- Groves, Colin (16 November 2005). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 33-36. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
