List of dasyuromorphs
Mammalian order of carnivorous marsupials
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Dasyuromorphia is an order of mammals comprising most of the Australian 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, and Tasmanian devil are categorized as endangered species, while the thylacine was made extinct in 1936 and the crest-tailed mulgara in 2026.
The seventy-one extant species of Dasyuromorphia are divided into two families: Dasyuridae, containing seventy species divided between the thirteen genera in the subfamily Dasyurinae and the four genera of the subfamily Sminthopsinae; and 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
| Conservation status | |
|---|---|
| EX | Extinct (2 species) |
| EW | Extinct in the wild (0 species) |
| CR | Critically endangered (0 species) |
| EN | Endangered (4 species) |
| VU | Vulnerable (5 species) |
| NT | Near threatened (12 species) |
| LC | Least concern (47 species) |
| Other categories | |
| DD | Data deficient (3 species) |
| NE | Not evaluated (0 species) |
The author citation for the species or genus is given after the scientific name; parentheses around the author citation indicate that this was not the original taxonomic placement. 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 order Dasyuromorphia consists of two extant families, Dasyuridae and Myrmecobiidae. Dasyuridae is divided into two subfamilies: Dasyurinae, containing forty-two 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, and the crest-tailed mulgara in Dasyurinae was declared extinct in 2026. Many of these species are further subdivided into subspecies. This does not include hybrid species or extinct prehistoric species.
Family Dasyuridae
- Subfamily Dasyurinae
- Tribe Dasyurini
- Genus Dasycercus (mulgaras): two species (one extinct)
- Genus Dasykaluta (little red kaluta): one species
- Genus Dasyuroides (kowari): one species
- Genus Dasyurus (quolls): six species
- Genus Myoictis (three-striped dasyures): four species
- Genus Neophascogale (speckled dasyures): one species
- Genus Parantechinus (dibbler): one species
- Genus Phascolosorex (marsupial shrews): two species
- Genus Pseudantechinus (false antechinus): six species
- Genus Sarcophilus (Tasmanian devil): one species
- Tribe Phascogalini
- Genus Antechinus (antechinuses): ten species
- Genus Murexia (dasyures): five species
- Genus Phascogale (phascogales): three species
- Tribe Dasyurini
- Subfamily Sminthopsinae
- Tribe Planigalini
- Genus Planigale (planigale): five species
- Tribe Sminthopsini
- Genus Antechinomys (kultarr): one species
- Genus Ningaui (ningaui): three species
- Genus Sminthopsis (dunnart): eighteen species
- Tribe Planigalini
Family Myrmecobiidae
- Genus Myrmecobius (numbat): one species
Family Thylacinidae
- Genus Thylacinus† (thylacine): one species (one extinct)
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
Subfamily Dasyurinae
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agile antechinus
|
A. agilis Dickman, Parnaby, Crowther & King, 1998 |
Southern Australia |
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  [5] |
| Atherton antechinus | A. godmani (Thomas, 1923) |
Northeastern Australia |
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  [8] |
| Brown antechinus
|
A. stuartii Macleay, 1841 |
Eastern Australia |
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 [9] |
| Cinnamon antechinus | A. leo Dyck, 1980 |
Northeastern Australia |
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 [11] |
| Dusky antechinus
|
A. swainsonii (Waterhouse, 1840) |
Southeastern Australia |
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 [12] |
| Fawn antechinus
|
A. bellus (Thomas, 1904) |
Northern Australia |
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  [14] |
| Subtropical antechinus | A. subtropicus Dyck, Crowther, 2000 |
Eastern Australia |
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 [15] |
| Swamp antechinus
|
A. minimus (Geoffroy, 1803) |
Southern Australia and Tasmania |
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 [16] |
| Tropical antechinus | A. adustus (Thomas, 1923) |
Northern Australia |
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 [18] |
| Yellow-footed antechinus
|
A. flavipes (Waterhouse, 1838) Two subspecies
|
Southwestern and eastern Australia |
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 [19] |
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| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brush-tailed mulgara
|
D. blythi (Waite, 1904) |
Western Australia |
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 [21] |
| Crest-tailed mulgara†
|
D. cristicauda (Krefft, 1867) |
Central Australia |
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] |
EX 0 [23] |
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little red kaluta | D. rosamondae (Ride, 1964) |
Western Australia |
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 [25] |
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kowari
|
D. byrnei Spencer, 1896 |
Northeastern Australia |
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 [27] |
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze quoll | D. spartacus Dyck, 1987 |
Southern New Guinea |
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 [29] |
| Eastern quoll
|
D. viverrinus (Shaw, 1800) |
Tasmania |
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 [32] |
| New Guinean quoll
|
D. albopunctatus Schlegel, 1880 |
Northern New Guinea |
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 [34] |
| Northern quoll
|
D. hallucatus Gould, 1842 |
Northern Australia |
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 [36] |
| Tiger quoll
|
D. maculatus (Kerr, 1792) |
Eastern Australia |
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 [38] |
| Western quoll
|
D. geoffroii Gould, 1841 |
Southwestern Australia |
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 [40] |
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black-tailed dasyure | M. melanurus (Thomas, 1899) |
New Guinea |
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 [42] |
| Broad-striped dasyure | P. rothschildi Tate, 1938 |
Eastern New Guinea |
Size: 12–17 cm (5–7 in) long, plus 14–19 cm (6–7 in) tail[43] Habitat: Forest[44] Diet: Invertebrates and small vertebrates, including birds[43] |
NT Unknown [44] |
| Habbema dasyure | M. habbema (Tate, Archbold, 1941) |
Central New Guinea |
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 [46] |
| Long-nosed dasyure | P. naso (Jentink, 1911) |
Central New Guinea |
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 [47] |
| Short-furred dasyure
|
M. longicaudata (Schlegel, 1866) |
New Guinea |
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 [49] |
| 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 [51] |
| Three-striped dasyure
|
M. melas (Müller, 1840) |
Northern New Guinea |
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 [52] |
| Wallace's dasyure
|
M. wallacii Gray, 1858 |
Southern New Guinea |
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 [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 [54] |
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| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speckled dasyure
|
N. lorentzi (Jentink, 1911) |
Central New Guinea |
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 [56] |
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| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dibbler
|
P. apicalis (Gray, 1842) |
Southwestern Australia |
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 [57] |
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brush-tailed phascogale
|
P. tapoatafa (Meyer, 1793) |
Northern, western, and eastern Australia (in green and yellow) |
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 [59] |
| Red-tailed phascogale
|
P. calura Gould, 1844 |
Southwestern Australia |
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 [61] |
| Northern brush-tailed phascogale | P. pirata Thomas, 1904 |
Northern Australia (current range in dark green) |
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 [62] |
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Narrow-striped marsupial shrew
|
P. dorsalis (Peters, Doria, 1876) Three subspecies
|
Central New Guinea |
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 [64] |
| Red-bellied marsupial shrew
|
P. doriae (Thomas, 1886) |
Western New Guinea |
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 [66] |
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| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandria false antechinus | P. mimulus (Thomas, 1906) |
Central Australia |
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 [68] |
| Fat-tailed false antechinus | P. macdonnellensis (Spencer, 1896) |
Central Australia |
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 [70] |
| Ningbing false antechinus | P. ningbing Kitchener, 1988 |
Northern Australia |
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 [71] |
| Rory Cooper's false antechinus | P. roryi Cooper, Aplin, Adams, 2000 |
Northwestern Australia |
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 [72] |
| Sandstone false antechinus | P. bilarni (Johnson, 1954) |
Northern Australia |
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] |
NT 10,000–100,000 [73] |
| Woolley's false antechinus | P. woolleyae Kitchener, 1988 |
Western Australia |
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 [74] |
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tasmanian devil
|
S. harrisii (Boitard, 1841) Two subspecies
|
Tasmania |
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 [76] |
Subfamily Sminthopsinae
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kultarr
|
A. laniger (Gould, 1856) |
Central Australia |
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 [78] |
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilbara ningaui | N. timealeyi Archer, 1975 |
Northwestern Australia |
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 [81] |
| Southern ningaui
|
N. yvonnae Kitchener, Stoddart, Henry, 1983 |
Southern Australia |
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 [83] |
| Wongai ningaui | N. ridei Archer, 1975 |
Central Australia |
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 [84] |
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common planigale
|
P. maculata (Gould, 1851) Two subspecies
|
Northern and eastern Australia |
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 [86] |
| Long-tailed planigale | P. ingrami (Thomas, 1906) Three subspecies
|
Northern and central Australia |
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 [88] |
| Narrow-nosed planigale
|
P. tenuirostris Troughton, 1928 |
Central eastern Australia |
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 [90] |
| New Guinean planigale | P. novaeguineae Tate, Archbold, 1941 |
Southern New Guinea |
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 [92] |
| Paucident planigale
|
P. gilesi Aitken, 1972 |
Central eastern Australia |
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 [93] |
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carpentarian dunnart
|
S. butleri Archer, 1979 |
Northern Australia |
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 [95] |
| Chestnut dunnart | S. archeri Dyck, 1986 |
Northern Australia and southern New Guinea |
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 [97] |
| Fat-tailed dunnart
|
S. crassicaudata (Gould, 1844) |
Australia |
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 [99] |
| Gilbert's dunnart
|
S. gilberti Kitchener, Stoddart, Henry, 1984 |
Southwestern Australia |
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 [100] |
| Grey-bellied dunnart | S. griseoventer Kitchener, Stoddart, Henry, 1984 |
Southwestern Australia |
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 [101] |
| Hairy-footed dunnart | S. hirtipes Thomas, 1898 |
Western central Australia |
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 [102] |
| Julia Creek dunnart | S. douglasi Archer, 1979 |
Northeastern Australia |
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 [103] |
| Kakadu dunnart | S. bindi Dyck, Woinarski & Press, 1994 |
Northern Australia |
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 [104] |
| Lesser hairy-footed dunnart
|
S. youngsoni McKenzie, Archer, 1982 |
Western and central Australia |
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 [105] |
| Little long-tailed dunnart
|
S. dolichura Kitchener, Stoddart, Henry, 1984 |
Southwestern Australia |
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 [106] |
| Long-tailed dunnart | S. longicaudata Spencer, 1909 |
Western Australia |
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 [108] |
| Ooldea dunnart | S. ooldea Troughton, 1965 |
Western central Australia |
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 [109] |
| Red-cheeked dunnart
|
S. virginiae de Tarragon, 1847 Three subspecies
|
Northern Australia and southern New Guinea |
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 [110] |
| Sandhill dunnart
|
S. psammophila Spencer, 1895 |
Southern Australia |
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 [111] |
| Slender-tailed dunnart
|
S. murina (Waterhouse, 1838) |
Eastern Australia |
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 [112] |
| Sooty dunnart | S. fuliginosus (Gould, 1852) |
Southwestern Australia |
Size: 4–14 cm (2–6 in) long, plus 4–13 cm (2–5 in) tail[94] Habitat: Forest and savanna[113] Diet: Insects, as well as small vertebrates such as lizards and mice[96] |
LC Unknown [113] |
| Stripe-faced dunnart
|
S. macroura (Gould, 1845) |
Australia |
Size: 7–12 cm (3–5 in) long, plus 5–13 cm (2–5 in) tail[114] Habitat: Savanna, shrubland, grassland, and desert[115] Diet: Insects, as well as small vertebrates[114] |
LC Unknown [115] |
| White-footed dunnart
|
S. leucopus (Gray, 1842) |
Northern and southern Australia and Tasmania |
Size: 4–14 cm (2–6 in) long, plus 4–13 cm (2–5 in) tail[94] Habitat: Forest, savanna, shrubland, and grassland[116] Diet: Insects, as well as small vertebrates such as lizards and mice[96] |
LC 8,000–10,000 [116] |
| White-tailed dunnart | S. granulipes Troughton, 1932 |
Southwestern Australia |
Size: 4–14 cm (2–6 in) long, plus 4–13 cm (2–5 in) tail[94] Habitat: Shrubland[117] Diet: Insects, as well as small vertebrates such as lizards and mice[96] |
LC Unknown [117] |
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Myrmecobiidae
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Numbat
|
M. fasciatus Waterhouse, 1836 Two subspecies
|
Scattered southwestern and southern Australia |
Size: 17–29 cm (7–11 in) long, plus 12–21 cm (5–8 in) tail[118] Habitat: Forest, savanna, shrubland, and desert[119] Diet: Termites[118] |
NT 2,000–3,000 [119] |
Thylacinidae
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thylacine†
|
T. cynocephalus (Harris, 1810) |
Tasmania |
Size: 123–195 cm (48–77 in) long, plus 50–66 cm (20–26 in) tail[120] Habitat: Forest and grassland[121] Diet: Mammals such as wallabies, potoroos, bettongs, and livestock[120] |
EX Unknown [121] |
