Sminthopsinae

Sminthopsinae
Sminthopsis leucopus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Infraclass:	Marsupialia
Order:	Dasyuromorphia
Family:	Dasyuridae
Subfamily:	Sminthopsinae Archer, 1982
Tribes and genera
Sminthopsini Antechinomys Ningaui Sminthopsis Planigalini Planigale

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 Island dunnart, Sminthopsis aitkeni
        • Boullanger Island dunnart, Sminthopsis boullangerensis
        • Grey-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
  • Tribe Planigalini
    • Genus Planigale
      • Paucident planigale, Planigale gilesi
      • Long-tailed planigale, Planigale ingrami
      • Common planigale, Planigale maculata
      • New Guinean planigale, Planigale novaeguineae
      • Narrow-nosed planigale, Planigale tenuirostris

References[]

• Groves, C. P. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 32–37. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.

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