List of dasyuromorphs

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Species in Dasyuromorphia; clockwise from top left: thylacine, Tasmanian devil, numbat, fat-tailed dunnart, yellow-footed antechinus and tiger quoll

carnivorous marsupials. Members of this order are called dasyuromorphs, and include quolls, dunnarts, the numbat, the Tasmanian devil, and the extinct thylacine. They are found in Australia and New Guinea, generally in forests, shrublands, and grasslands, but also inland wetlands, deserts, and rocky areas. They range in size from the southern ningaui, at 4 cm (2 in) plus a 4 cm (2 in) tail, to the Tasmanian devil, at 80 cm (31 in) plus a 30 cm (12 in) tail, though the thylacine was much larger at up to 195 cm (77 in) plus a 66 cm (26 in) tail. Dasyuromorphs primarily eat invertebrates, particularly insects and arthropods, though most will also eat small lizards or other vertebrates. As the two largest species in the order, Tasmanian devils instead eat carrion of larger mammals in addition to insects, and the thylacine ate larger mammals and livestock. Most dasyuromorphs do not have population estimates, but the ones that do range from 700 to 100,000. The eastern quoll, northern quoll, dibbler, Tasmanian devil, and numbat are categorized as endangered species
, while the thylacine was made extinct in 1936.

The seventy-two

Myrmecobiidae, containing the numbat. There is additionally the family Thylacinidae, containing the extinct thylacine. Dozens of extinct Dasyuromorphia species have been discovered, though due to ongoing research and discoveries the exact number and categorization is not fixed.[1]

Conventions

 CR 
Critically Endangered (0 species)
 EN Endangered (5 species)
 VU Vulnerable (5 species)
 NT Near threatened (11 species)
 LC Least concern (47 species)
Other categories
 DD Data deficient (3 species)
 NE Not evaluated (1 species)

Conservation status codes listed follow the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. Range maps are provided wherever possible; if a range map is not available, a description of the dasyuromorph's range is provided. Ranges are based on the IUCN Red List for that species unless otherwise noted. All extinct species or subspecies listed alongside extant species went extinct after 1500 CE, and are indicated by a dagger symbol "†".

Classification

The

Myrmecobiidae. Dasyuridae is divided into two subfamilies: Dasyurinae, containing forty-three species in thirteen genera, and Sminthopsinae, containing twenty-seven species in four genera. Myrmecobiidae consists of a single species. Additionally, Dasyuromorphia contains the family Thylacinidae, whose only living member, the thylacine, was made extinct in 1936. Many of these species are further subdivided into subspecies. This does not include hybrid species
or extinct prehistoric species.

Family Dasyuridae

  • Subfamily Dasyurinae
    • Genus Antechinus (antechinuses): ten species
    • Genus
      Dasycercus
       (mulgaras): two species
    • Genus
      Dasykaluta
       (little red kaluta): one species
    • Genus
      Dasyuroides
       (kowari): one species
    • Genus
      Dasyurus
       (quolls): six species
    • Genus Murexia (dasyures): five species
    • Genus Myoictis (three-striped dasyures): four species
    • Genus
      Neophascogale
       (speckled dasyures): one species
    • Genus
      Parantechinus
       (dibbler): one species
    • Genus Phascogale (phascogales): three species
    • Genus
      Phascolosorex
       (marsupial shrews): two species
    • Genus
      Pseudantechinus
       (false antechinus): six species
    • Genus Sarcophilus (Tasmanian devil): one species
  • Subfamily Sminthopsinae
    • Genus
      Antechinomys
       (kultarr): one species
    • Genus Ningaui (ningaui): three species
    • Genus Planigale (planigale): five species
    • Genus
      Sminthopsis
       (dunnart): eighteen species

Family

Myrmecobiidae

  • Genus
    Myrmecobius
     (numbat): one species

Family Thylacinidae

  • Genus Thylacinus† (thylacine): one species (one extinct)
Dasyuromorphia[2]  
Dasyurinae  

Dasykaluta

Dasycercus

Dasyuroides

Myoictis

Parantechinus

Dasyurus

Sarcophilus

Neophascogale

Phascolosorex

Pseudantechinus

Sminthopsinae  

Antechinomys

Ningaui

Sminthopsis

Planigale

Myrmecobiidae
  

Myrmecobius

Dasyuromorphs

The following classification is based on the taxonomy described by the reference work Mammal Species of the World (2005), with augmentation by generally accepted proposals made since using molecular phylogenetic analysis, as supported by both the IUCN and the American Society of Mammalogists.[3]

Dasyuridae

Main article: Dasyuridae

Subfamily Dasyurinae

Main article: Dasyurinae
Genus Antechinus – Macleay, 1841 – ten species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Agile antechinus

Brown antechinus

A. agilis
Dickman, Parnaby, Crowther & King, 1998 		Southern Australia
Map of range 		Size: 6–13 cm (2–5 in) long, plus 6–12 cm (2–5 in) tail[4]

Habitat: Forest and shrubland[5]

Diet: Arthropods and other invertebrates, as well as small vertebrates[6] 		 LC 


Unknown Unknown[5]

Atherton antechinus


A. godmani
(Thomas, 1923) 		Northeastern Australia
Map of range 		Size: 9–16 cm (4–6 in) long, plus 9–14 cm (4–6 in) tail[7]

Habitat: Forest[8]

Diet: Invertebrates, as well as small vertebrates and carrion[6] 		 LC 


Unknown Population steady[8]

Brown antechinus

Brown antechinus

A. stuartii
Macleay, 1841 		Eastern Australia
Map of range 		Size: 6–19 cm (2–7 in) long, plus 6–16 cm (2–6 in) tail[4]

Habitat: Forest[9]

Diet: Invertebrates such as beetles, spiders, and cockroaches, as well as vertebrates such as placental mice and plants[10] 		 LC 


Unknown Population steady[9]

Cinnamon antechinus


A. leo
Dyck, 1980 		Northeastern Australia
Map of range 		Size: 6–19 cm (2–7 in) long, plus 6–16 cm (2–6 in) tail[4]

Habitat: Forest[11]

Diet: Invertebrates, as well as small vertebrates[6] 		 LC 


Unknown Population steady[11]

Dusky antechinus

Brown antechinus

A. swainsonii
(Waterhouse, 1840) 		Southeastern Australia
Map of range 		Size: 8–19 cm (3–7 in) long, plus 7–13 cm (3–5 in) tail[4]

Habitat: Forest and shrubland[12]

Diet: Worms and insects as well as lizards, small birds, fruit, and plants[13] 		 LC 


Unknown Unknown[12]

Fawn antechinus

Brown antechinus

A. bellus
(Thomas, 1904) 		Northern Australia
Map of range 		Size: 6–19 cm (2–7 in) long, plus 6–16 cm (2–6 in) tail[4]

Habitat: Forest and savanna[14]

Diet: Invertebrates, as well as small vertebrates[6] 		 VU 


10,000–100,000 Population declining[14]

Subtropical antechinus


A. subtropicus
Dyck, Crowther, 2000 		Eastern Australia
Map of range 		Size: 6–19 cm (2–7 in) long, plus 6–16 cm (2–6 in) tail[4]

Habitat: Forest and shrubland[15]

Diet: Invertebrates, as well as small vertebrates[6] 		 LC 


Unknown Population declining[15]

Swamp antechinus

Brown antechinus

A. minimus
(Geoffroy, 1803) 		Southern Australia and Tasmania
Map of range 		Size: 6–19 cm (2–7 in) long, plus 6–16 cm (2–6 in) tail[4]

Habitat: Forest, shrubland, grassland, and inland wetlands[16]

Diet: Invertebrates, as well as small vertebrates[6] 		 LC 


Unknown Population declining[16]

Tropical antechinus


A. adustus
(Thomas, 1923) 		Northern Australia
Map of range 		Size: 7–14 cm (3–6 in) long, plus 6–11 cm (2–4 in) tail[17]

Habitat: Forest[18]

Diet: Moths, beetles, and other insects, as well as spiders, worms, and small vertebrates such as skinks and frogs[18] 		 LC 


Unknown Population declining[18]

Yellow-footed antechinus

Gray antechinus

A. flavipes
(Waterhouse, 1838)

Two subspecies
  • A. f. flavipes
  • A. f. rubeculus
Southwestern and eastern Australia
Map of range 		Size: 8–17 cm (3–7 in) long, plus 6–16 cm (2–6 in) tail[4]

Habitat: Forest, savanna, shrubland, and inland wetlands[19]

Diet: Insects as well as nectar, mice, and birds[6] 		 LC 


Unknown Population steady[19]

Genus
Dasycercus – Peters
, 1875 – two species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Brush-tailed mulgara

Drawing of brown antechinus

D. blythi
(Waite, 1904) 		Western Australia
Map of range 		Size: 12–23 cm (5–9 in) long, plus 6–13 cm (2–5 in) tail[20]

Habitat: Shrubland, grassland, and desert[21]

Diet: Invertebrates, reptiles, and small mammals[21] 		 LC 


Unknown Unknown[21]

Crest-tailed mulgara

Brown antechinus

D. cristicauda
(Krefft, 1867) 		Central Australia
Map of range 		Size: 12–22 cm (5–9 in) long, plus 7–13 cm (3–5 in) tail[22]

Habitat: Shrubland, grassland, and desert[23]

Diet: Insects, arthropods, and small vertebrates[22] 		 NT 


18,000 Population steady[23]

Genus
Dasykaluta – Archer
, 1982 – one species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Little red kaluta


D. rosamondae
(Ride, 1964) 		Western Australia
Map of range 		Size: 9–11 cm (4–4 in) long, plus 5–7 cm (2–3 in) tail[24]

Habitat: Grassland[25]

Diet: Insects, lizards, mice, and other small vertebrates[24] 		 LC 


Unknown Unknown[25]

Genus
Dasyuroides – Spencer
, 1896 – one species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Kowari

Gray antechinus

D. byrnei
Spencer, 1896 		Northeastern Australia
Map of range 		Size: 13–18 cm (5–7 in) long, plus 11–14 cm (4–6 in) tail[26]

Habitat: Shrubland and desert[27]

Diet: Invertebrates, as well as rodents, birds, eggs, lizards, and carrion[26] 		 VU 


5,000 Population declining[27]

Genus
Dasyurus – Geoffroy
, 1796 – six species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Bronze quoll


D. spartacus
Dyck, 1987 		Southern New Guinea
Map of range 		Size: 30–38 cm (12–15 in) long, plus 25–29 cm (10–11 in) tail[28]

Habitat: Savanna[29]

Diet: Insects and small vertebrates[30] 		 NT 


Unknown Unknown[29]

Eastern quoll

Brown white-spotted quoll

D. viverrinus
(Shaw, 1800) 		Tasmania
Map of range 		Size: 35–45 cm (14–18 in) long, plus 21–30 cm (8–12 in) tail[31]

Habitat: Forest, shrubland, and grassland[32]

Diet: Insects, as well as small marsupials, rats, rabbits, mice, carrion, and plants[31] 		 EN 


10,000–12,000 Population declining[32]

New Guinean quoll

Brown white-spotted quoll

D. albopunctatus
Schlegel, 1880 		Northern New Guinea
Map of range 		Size: 22–35 cm (9–14 in) long, plus 21–31 cm (8–12 in) tail[33]

Habitat: Forest[34]

Diet: Insects and small vertebrates[30] 		 NT 


Unknown Population declining[34]

Northern quoll

Brown white-spotted quoll

D. hallucatus
Gould, 1842 		Northern Australia
Map of range 		Size: 12–31 cm (5–12 in) long, plus 12–31 cm (5–12 in) tail[35]

Habitat: Forest and shrubland[36]

Diet: Insects, as well as small mammals, birds, frogs, reptiles, and fruit[35] 		 EN 


Unknown Population declining[36]

Tiger quoll

Brown white-spotted quoll

D. maculatus
(Kerr, 1792) 		Eastern Australia
Map of range 		Size: 35–76 cm (14–30 in) long, plus 34–55 cm (13–22 in) tail[37]

Habitat: Forest and shrubland[38]

Diet: Greater gliders, rabbits, bandicoots, red-necked pademelons, common ringtail possums, and cuscuses, as well as insects, reptiles, and birds[37] 		 NT 


14,000 Population declining[38]

Western quoll

Brown white-spotted quoll

D. geoffroii
Gould, 1841 		Southwestern Australia
Map of range 		Size: 36–46 cm (14–18 in) long, plus 22–30 cm (9–12 in) tail[39]

Habitat: Forest, shrubland, and desert[40]

Diet: Small mammals, birds, reptiles, and invertebrates, as well as plants[40] 		 NT 


12,000–15,000 Population steady[40]

Genus Murexia – Tate, Archbold, 1937 – five species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Black-tailed dasyure


M. melanurus
(Thomas, 1899) 		New Guinea
Map of range 		Size: 9–16 cm (4–6 in) long, plus 10–17 cm (4–7 in) tail[41]

Habitat: Forest[42]

Diet: Insects and spiders, as well as worms and small vertebrates[41] 		 LC 


Unknown Population steady[42]

Broad-striped dasyure


P. rothschildi
Tate, 1938 		Eastern New Guinea
Map of range 		Size: 12–17 cm (5–7 in) long, plus 14–19 cm (6–7 in) tail[43]

Habitat: Forest[44]

Diet: Invertebrates and small vetebrates, including birds[43] 		 NT 


Unknown Unknown[44]

Habbema dasyure


M. habbema
(Tate, Archbold, 1941) 		Central New Guinea
Map of range 		Size: 11–13 cm (4–5 in) long, plus 10–16 cm (4–6 in) tail[45]

Habitat: Forest and grassland[46]

Diet: Insects, worms, and small vertebrates[45] 		 LC 


Unknown Population steady[46]

Long-nosed dasyure


P. naso
(Jentink, 1911) 		Central New Guinea
Map of range 		Size: 12–20 cm (5–8 in) long, plus 10–18 cm (4–7 in) tail[43]

Habitat: Forest[47]

Diet: Insects, spiders, and worms[43] 		 LC 


Unknown Unknown[47]

Short-furred dasyure

Brown dasyure

M. longicaudata
(Schlegel, 1866) 		New Guinea
Map of range 		Size: 13–29 cm (5–11 in) long, plus 14–29 cm (6–11 in) tail[48]

Habitat: Forest[49]

Diet: Insects[48] 		 LC 


Unknown Unknown[49]

Genus Myoictis – Gray, 1858 – four species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Tate's three-striped dasyure


M. wavicus
Tate, 1947 		Eastern New Guinea Size: 16–25 cm (6–10 in) long, plus 15–23 cm (6–9 in) tail[50]

Habitat: Forest[51]

Diet: Insects and lizards[50] 		 DD 


Unknown Unknown[51]

Three-striped dasyure

Drawing of brown dasyure

M. melas
(Müller, 1840) 		Northern New Guinea
Map of range 		Size: 16–25 cm (6–10 in) long, plus 15–23 cm (6–9 in) tail[50]

Habitat: Forest[52]

Diet: Insects and lizards[50] 		 LC 


Unknown Unknown[52]

Wallace's dasyure

Drawing of brown dasyure

M. wallacii
Gray, 1858 		Southern New Guinea
Map of range 		Size: 16–25 cm (6–10 in) long, plus 15–23 cm (6–9 in) tail[50]

Habitat: Forest[53]

Diet: Insects and lizards[50] 		 LC 


Unknown Unknown[53]

Woolley's three-striped dasyure


M. leucura
Woolley, 2005 		Eastern New Guinea Size: 16–25 cm (6–10 in) long, plus 15–23 cm (6–9 in) tail[50]

Habitat: Forest[54]

Diet: Insects and lizards[50] 		 DD 


Unknown Unknown[54]

Genus
Neophascogale – Stein
, 1933 – one species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Speckled dasyure

Brown dasyure

N. lorentzi
(Jentink, 1911) 		Central New Guinea
Map of range 		Size: 16–23 cm (6–9 in) long, plus 17–22 cm (7–9 in) tail[55]

Habitat: Forest and grassland[56]

Diet: Insects[55] 		 LC 


Unknown Unknown[56]

Genus
Parantechinus – Tate
, 1947 – one species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Dibbler

Drawing of brown dasyuromorph

P. apicalis
(Gray, 1842) 		Southwestern Australia
Map of range 		Size: 14–15 cm (6 in) long, plus 9–12 cm (4–5 in) tail[24]

Habitat: Shrubland[57]

Diet: Invertebrates, as well as plants[57] 		 EN 


700 Population declining[57]

Genus Phascogale – Temminck, 1824 – three species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Brush-tailed phascogale

Black-and-white drawing of dasyuromorph

P. tapoatafa
(Meyer, 1793) 		Northern, western, and eastern Australia (in green and yellow)
Map of range 		Size: 16–23 cm (6–9 in) long, plus 17–22 cm (7–9 in) tail[58]

Habitat: Forest and savanna[59]

Diet: Invertebrates, as well as nectar[59] 		 NT 


15,000 Population declining[59]

Red-tailed phascogale

Brown dasyuromorph

P. calura
Gould, 1844 		Southwestern Australia
Map of range 		Size: 9–13 cm (4–5 in) long, plus 11–15 cm (4–6 in) tail[60]

Habitat: Forest, savanna, and shrubland[61]

Diet: Insects and spiders, as well as small mammals, birds, and lizards[60] 		 NT 


9,000 Population steady[61]

Northern brush-tailed phascogale


P. pirata
Thomas, 1904 		Northern Australia (current range in dark green)
Map of range 		Size: 15–21 cm (6–8 in) long, plus 18–21 cm (7–8 in) tail[60]

Habitat: Forest[62]

Diet: Insects and spiders, as well as small mammals, birds, and lizards[60] 		 VU 


2,500–10,000 Unknown[62]

Genus
Phascolosorex – Matschie
, 1916 – two species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Narrow-striped marsupial shrew

Drawing of brown dasyuromorph

P. dorsalis
(Peters, Doria, 1876)

Three subspecies
  • P. d. brevicaudata
  • P. d. dorsalis
  • P. d. whartoni
Central New Guinea
Map of range 		Size: 13–17 cm (5–7 in) long, plus 11–16 cm (4–6 in) tail[63]

Habitat: Forest[64]

Diet: Insects and arthropods, as well as small vertebrates[65] 		 LC 


Unknown Population steady[64]

Red-bellied marsupial shrew

Brown dasyuromorph

P. doriae
(Thomas, 1886) 		Western New Guinea
Map of range 		Size: 11–23 cm (4–9 in) long, plus 11–20 cm (4–8 in) tail[63]

Habitat: Forest[66]

Diet: Believed to be insects and arthropods, as well as small vertebrates[65] 		 LC 


Unknown Unknown[66]

Genus
Pseudantechinus – Tate
, 1947 – six species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Alexandria false antechinus


P. mimulus
(Thomas, 1906) 		Central Australia
Map of range 		Size: 6–12 cm (2–5 in) long, plus 5–13 cm (2–5 in) tail[67]

Habitat: Savanna, shrubland, grassland, and rocky areas[68]

Diet: Insects[67] 		 NT 


5,000–30,000 Population declining[68]

Fat-tailed false antechinus


P. macdonnellensis
(Spencer, 1896) 		Central Australia
Map of range 		Size: 7–11 cm (3–4 in) long, plus 6–9 cm (2–4 in) tail[69]

Habitat: Savanna, shrubland, rocky areas, and desert[70]

Diet: Insects, as well as other invertebrates and rodents[69] 		 LC 


Unknown Unknown[70]

Ningbing false antechinus


P. ningbing
Kitchener, 1988 		Northern Australia
Map of range 		Size: 6–12 cm (2–5 in) long, plus 5–13 cm (2–5 in) tail[67]

Habitat: Forest, savanna, shrubland, and rocky areas[71]

Diet: Insects[67] 		 LC 


Unknown Unknown[71]

Rory Cooper's false antechinus


P. roryi
Cooper, Aplin, Adams, 2000 		Northwestern Australia
Map of range 		Size: 6–12 cm (2–5 in) long, plus 5–13 cm (2–5 in) tail[67]

Habitat: Desert and rocky areas[72]

Diet: Insects[67] 		 LC 


Unknown Unknown[72]

Sandstone false antechinus


P. bilarni
(
Johnson
, 1954) 		Northern Australia
Map of range 		Size: 6–12 cm (2–5 in) long, plus 5–13 cm (2–5 in) tail[67]

Habitat: Forest, savanna, and rocky areas[73]

Diet: Insects[67] 		 LC 


10,000–100,000 Population declining[73]

Woolley's false antechinus


P. woolleyae
Kitchener, 1988 		Western Australia
Map of range 		Size: 6–12 cm (2–5 in) long, plus 5–13 cm (2–5 in) tail[67]

Habitat: Desert, rocky areas, and shrubland[74]

Diet: Insects[67] 		 LC 


Unknown Unknown[74]

Genus Sarcophilus – F. Cuvier, 1837 – one species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Tasmanian devil

Black Tasmanian devil

S. harrisii
(Boitard, 1841)

Two subspecies
  • S. h. dixonae
  • S. h. harrisii
Tasmania
Map of range 		Size: 52–80 cm (20–31 in) long, plus 23–30 cm (9–12 in) tail[75]

Habitat: Forest, shrubland, grassland, and non-aquatic caves and subterranean habitats[76]

Diet: Carrion, as well as insects, larvae, snakes, and plants[75] 		 EN 


Unknown Population declining[76]

Subfamily Sminthopsinae

Main article: Sminthopsinae
Genus
Antechinomys – Krefft
, 1867 – one species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Kultarr

Brown dasyuromorph

A. laniger
(Gould, 1856) 		Central Australia
Map of range 		Size: 7–10 cm (3–4 in) long, plus 10–15 cm (4–6 in) tail[77]

Habitat: Savanna, shrubland, grassland, and desert[78]

Diet: Spiders, cockroaches, and crickets[79] 		 LC 


20,000–100,000 Population declining[78]

Genus Ningaui – Archer, 1975 – three species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Pilbara ningaui


N. timealeyi
Archer, 1975 		Northwestern Australia
Map of range 		Size: 4–8 cm (2–3 in) long, plus 5–10 cm (2–4 in) tail[80]

Habitat: Grassland, rocky areas, and desert[81]

Diet: Insects, other invertebrates, and possibly small vertebrates[80] 		 LC 


Unknown Population steady[81]

Southern ningaui

Brown dasyuromorph

N. yvonnae
Kitchener, Stoddart, Henry, 1983 		Southern Australia
Map of range 		Size: 4–6 cm (2 in) long, plus 4–6 cm (2 in) tail[82]

Habitat: Grassland and shrubland[83]

Diet: Insects and arthropods, as well as reptiles[82] 		 LC 


Unknown Population steady[83]

Wongai ningaui


N. ridei
Archer, 1975 		Central Australia
Map of range 		Size: 4–8 cm (2–3 in) long, plus 5–10 cm (2–4 in) tail[80]

Habitat: Savanna, shrubland, and grassland[84]

Diet: Insects, other invertebrates, and possibly small vertebrates[80] 		 LC 


Unknown Population steady[84]

Genus Planigale – Troughton, 1928 – five species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Common planigale

Drawing of brown dasyuromorph

P. maculata
(Gould, 1851)

Two subspecies
  • P. m. maculata
  • P. m. sinualis
Northern and eastern Australia
Map of range 		Size: 5–10 cm (2–4 in) long, plus 4–9 cm (2–4 in) tail[85]

Habitat: Forest, grassland, inland wetlands, and rocky areas[86]

Diet: Insects, spiders, small lizards, and small mammals[87] 		 LC 


Unknown Population steady[86]

Long-tailed planigale


P. ingrami
(Thomas, 1906)

Three subspecies
  • P. i. brunnea
  • P. i. ingrami
  • P. i. subtilissima
Northern and central Australia
Map of range 		Size: 5–10 cm (2–4 in) long, plus 4–9 cm (2–4 in) tail[85]

Habitat: Savanna and grassland[88]

Diet: Invertebrates, as well as small vertebrates[89] 		 LC 


Unknown Population steady[88]

Narrow-nosed planigale

Gray dasyuromorph

P. tenuirostris
Troughton, 1928 		Central eastern Australia
Map of range 		Size: 5–10 cm (2–4 in) long, plus 4–9 cm (2–4 in) tail[85]

Habitat: Shrubland and grassland[90]

Diet: Insects and arthropods, as well as small lizards[91] 		 LC 


Unknown Population steady[90]

New Guinean planigale


P. novaeguineae
Tate, Archbold, 1941 		Southern New Guinea
Map of range 		Size: 5–10 cm (2–4 in) long, plus 4–9 cm (2–4 in) tail[85]

Habitat: Savanna and grassland[92]

Diet: Insects, spiders, small lizards, and small mammals[87] 		 LC 


Unknown Unknown[92]

Paucident planigale

Brown dasyuromorph

P. gilesi
Aitken, 1972 		Central eastern Australia
Map of range 		Size: 5–10 cm (2–4 in) long, plus 4–9 cm (2–4 in) tail[85]

Habitat: Shrubland and grassland[93]

Diet: Insects, spiders, small lizards, and small mammals[87] 		 LC 


Unknown Unknown[93]

Genus
Sminthopsis – Thomas
, 1887 – 19 species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Carpentarian dunnart

Brown dunnart

S. butleri
Archer, 1979 		Northern Australia
Map of range 		Size: 4–14 cm (2–6 in) long, plus 4–13 cm (2–5 in) tail[94]

Habitat: Forest and shrubland[95]

Diet: Insects, as well as small vertebrates such as lizards and mice[96] 		 VU 


20,000 Population declining[95]

Chestnut dunnart


S. archeri
Dyck, 1986 		Northern Australia and southern New Guinea
Map of range 		Size: 4–14 cm (2–6 in) long, plus 4–13 cm (2–5 in) tail[94]

Habitat: Forest and savanna[97]

Diet: Insects, as well as small vertebrates such as lizards and mice[96] 		 DD 


Unknown Unknown[97]

Fat-tailed dunnart

Drawing of brown dunnart

S. crassicaudata
(Gould, 1844) 		Australia
Map of range 		Size: 6–11 cm (2–4 in) long, plus 5–12 cm (2–5 in) tail[98]

Habitat: Savanna, shrubland, grassland, and desert[99]

Diet: Grasshoppers, moths, and beetles[98] 		 LC 


Unknown Population steady[99]

Gilbert's dunnart

Brown dunnart

S. gilberti
Kitchener, Stoddart, Henry, 1984 		Southwestern Australia
Map of range 		Size: 4–14 cm (2–6 in) long, plus 4–13 cm (2–5 in) tail[94]

Habitat: Forest and shrubland[100]

Diet: Insects, as well as small vertebrates such as lizards and mice[96] 		 LC 


Unknown Population steady[100]

Grey-bellied dunnart


S. griseoventer
Kitchener, Stoddart, Henry, 1984 		Southwestern Australia
Map of range 		Size: 4–14 cm (2–6 in) long, plus 4–13 cm (2–5 in) tail[94]

Habitat: Forest, shrubland, and inland wetlands[101]

Diet: Insects, as well as small vertebrates such as lizards and mice[96] 		 LC 


Unknown Unknown[101]

Hairy-footed dunnart


S. hirtipes
Thomas, 1898 		Western central Australia
Map of range 		Size: 4–14 cm (2–6 in) long, plus 4–13 cm (2–5 in) tail[94]

Habitat: Forest, savanna, shrubland, and grassland[102]

Diet: Insects, as well as small vertebrates such as lizards and mice[96] 		 LC 


Unknown Unknown[102]

Julia Creek dunnart


S. douglasi
Archer, 1979 		Northeastern Australia
Map of range 		Size: 4–14 cm (2–6 in) long, plus 4–13 cm (2–5 in) tail[94]

Habitat: Savanna, shrubland, and grassland[103]

Diet: Insects, as well as small vertebrates such as lizards and mice[96] 		 NT 


20,000 Population declining[103]

Kakadu dunnart


S. bindi
Dyck, Woinarski & Press, 1994 		Northern Australia
Map of range 		Size: 4–14 cm (2–6 in) long, plus 4–13 cm (2–5 in) tail[94]

Habitat: Forest, savanna, and grassland[104]

Diet: Insects, as well as small vertebrates such as lizards and mice[96] 		 NT 


9,000–100,000 Population declining[104]

Lesser hairy-footed dunnart

Brown dunnart

S. youngsoni
McKenzie, Archer, 1982 		Western and central Australia
Map of range 		Size: 4–14 cm (2–6 in) long, plus 4–13 cm (2–5 in) tail[94]

Habitat: Shrubland, grassland, and desert[105]

Diet: Insects, as well as small vertebrates such as lizards and mice[96] 		 LC 


Unknown Population steady[105]

Little long-tailed dunnart

Brown dunnart

S. dolichura
Kitchener, Stoddart, Henry, 1984 		Southwestern Australia
Map of range 		Size: 4–14 cm (2–6 in) long, plus 4–13 cm (2–5 in) tail[94]

Habitat: Forest, savanna, shrubland, and grassland[106]

Diet: Insects, as well as small vertebrates such as lizards and mice[96] 		 LC 


Unknown Population steady[106]

Long-tailed dunnart


S. longicaudata
Spencer, 1909 		Western Australia
Map of range 		Size: 8–10 cm (3–4 in) long, plus 18–21 cm (7–8 in) tail[107]

Habitat: Shrubland, grassland, and rocky areas[108]

Diet: Insects and arthropods, as well as lizards, mice, and other small vertebrates[107] 		 LC 


Unknown Unknown[108]

Ooldea dunnart


S. ooldea
Troughton, 1965 		Western central Australia
Map of range 		Size: 4–14 cm (2–6 in) long, plus 4–13 cm (2–5 in) tail[94]

Habitat: Savanna, shrubland, grassland, and desert[109]

Diet: Insects, as well as small vertebrates such as lizards and mice[96] 		 LC 


Unknown Unknown[109]

Red-cheeked dunnart

Drawing of brown dunnart

S. virginiae
de Tarragon, 1847

Three subspecies
  • S. v. nitela
  • S. v. rufigenis
  • S. v. virginiae
Northern Australia and southern New Guinea
Map of range 		Size: 4–14 cm (2–6 in) long, plus 4–13 cm (2–5 in) tail[94]

Habitat: Savanna, grassland, and inland wetlands[110]

Diet: Insects, as well as small vertebrates such as lizards and mice[96] 		 LC 


Unknown Population steady[110]

Sandhill dunnart

Brown dunnart

S. psammophila
Spencer, 1895 		Southern Australia
Map of range 		Size: 4–14 cm (2–6 in) long, plus 4–13 cm (2–5 in) tail[94]

Habitat: Shrubland and grassland[111]

Diet: Wide variety of small to medium-sized invertebrates[111] 		 VU 


5,000–10,000 Population declining[111]

Slender-tailed dunnart

Brown dunnart

S. murina
(Waterhouse, 1838) 		Eastern Australia
Map of range 		Size: 4–14 cm (2–6 in) long, plus 4–13 cm (2–5 in) tail[94]

Habitat: Forest, savanna, and shrubland[112]

Diet: Insects, as well as small vertebrates such as lizards and mice[96] 		 LC 


Unknown Population declining[112]

Sooty dunnart


S. fuliginosus
(Gould, 1852) 		Southwestern Australia
Map of range 		Size: 4–14 cm (2–6 in) long, plus 4–13 cm (2–5 in) tail[94]

Habitat: Forest and savanna[96]

Diet: Insects, as well as small vertebrates such as lizards and mice[96] 		 NE 


Unknown Unknown

Stripe-faced dunnart

Brown dunnart

S. macroura
(Gould, 1845) 		Australia
Map of range 		Size: 7–12 cm (3–5 in) long, plus 5–13 cm (2–5 in) tail[113]

Habitat: Savanna, shrubland, grassland, and desert[114]

Diet: Insects, as well as small vertebrates[113] 		 LC 


Unknown Unknown[114]

White-footed dunnart

Brown dunnart

S. leucopus
(Gray, 1842) 		Northern and southern Australia and Tasmania
Map of range 		Size: 4–14 cm (2–6 in) long, plus 4–13 cm (2–5 in) tail[94]

Habitat: Forest, savanna, shrubland, and grassland[115]

Diet: Insects, as well as small vertebrates such as lizards and mice[96] 		 LC 


8,000–10,000 Population steady[115]

White-tailed dunnart


S. granulipes
Troughton, 1932 		Southwestern Australia
Map of range 		Size: 4–14 cm (2–6 in) long, plus 4–13 cm (2–5 in) tail[94]

Habitat: Shrubland[116]

Diet: Insects, as well as small vertebrates such as lizards and mice[96] 		 LC 


Unknown Unknown[116]

Myrmecobiidae

Main article:
Myrmecobiidae
Genus
Myrmecobius – Waterhouse
, 1836 – one species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Numbat

Brown and white striped numbat

M. fasciatus
Waterhouse, 1836

Two subspecies
  • M. f. fasciatus
  • M. f. rufus
Scattered southwestern and southern Australia
Map of range 		Size: 17–29 cm (7–11 in) long, plus 12–21 cm (5–8 in) tail[117]

Habitat: Forest, savanna, shrubland, and desert[118]

Diet: Termites[117] 		 EN 


800 Population declining[118]

Thylacinidae

Main article: Thylacinidae
Genus Thylacinus† – Temminck, 1824 – one species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Thylacine†

Black and white photo of striped thylacine

T. cynocephalus
(Harris, 1810) 		Tasmania
Map of range 		Size: 123–195 cm (48–77 in) long, plus 50–66 cm (20–26 in) tail[119]

Habitat: Forest and grassland[120]

Diet: Mammals such as wallabies, potoroos, bettongs, and livestock[119] 		 EX 


Unknown Unknown[120]

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