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

References

External links

• Marsupial Society's checklist
• Carpentarian Dunnart
• Julia Creek Dunnart
• Kangaroo Island Dunnart
• Sandhill Dunnart

Dasyuromorphs | Mammals of Australia

Schmalfuß-Beutelmäuse | Souris marsupiale | Smalvoetbuidelmuizen