| Sminthopsis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific Classification | |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Dasyuromorphia |
| Family | Dasyuridae Sminthopsinae Sminthopsini |
| Genus | Sminthopsis |
Sminthopsis are furry narrow-footed marsupials the size of a mouse, members of the genus Sminthopsis. They are mainly insectivorous. A male dunnart's Y chromosome has only 4 genes, making it the smallest known mammalian Y chromosome.
Species[]
There are 21 species, all in Australia and some in New Guinea:
Sminthopsis crassicaudata species-group Fat-tailed Dunnart (Gould, 1844) (Sminthopsis crassicaudata) Sminthopsis macroura species-group Kakadu Dunnart (Van Dyck, Woinarski & Press, 1994) (Sminthopsis bindi) Carpentarian Dunnart (Archer, 1979) (Sminthopsis butleri) Julia Creek Dunnart (Archer, 1979) (Sminthopsis douglasi) Stripe-faced Dunnart (Gould, 1845) (Sminthopsis macroura) Red-cheeked Dunnart (de Tarragon, 1847) (Sminthopsis virginiae) Sminthopsis granulipes species-group White-tailed Dunnart (Troughton, 1932) (Sminthopsis granulipes) Sminthopsis griseoventer species-group Kangaroo Island Dunnart (Kitchener, Stoddart and Henry 1984) (Sminthopsis aitkeni) Boullanger Island Dunnart (Crowther, Dickman & Lynam, 1999) (Sminthopsis boullangerensis) Grey-bellied Dunnart (Kitchener, Stoddart and Henry 1984) (Sminthopsis griseoventer) Sminthopsis longicaudata species-group Long-tailed Dunnart (Spencer, 1909) (Sminthopsis longicaudata) Sminthopsis murina species-group Chestnut Dunnart (Van Dyck, 1986) (Sminthopsis archeri) Little Long-tailed Dunnart (Kitchener, Stoddart and Henry 1984) (Sminthopsis dolichura) Sooty Dunnart (Gould, 1852) (Sminthopsis fulginosus) Gilbert's Dunnart (Kitchener, Stoddart and Henry 1984) (Sminthopsis gilberti) White-footed Dunnart (Gray, 1842) (Sminthopsis leucopus) Slender-tailed Dunnart (Waterhouse, 1838) (Sminthopsis murina) Sminthopsis psammophila species-group Hairy-footed Dunnart (Thomas, 1898) (Sminthopsis hirtipes) Ooldea Dunnart (Troughton, 1965) (Sminthopsis ooldea) Sandhill Dunnart (Spencer, 1895) (Sminthopsis psammophila) Lesser Hairy-footed Dunnart (McKenzie & Archer, 1982) (Sminthopsis youngsoni)