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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

Dunnart

Name	Dunnarts
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Regnum	Animalia
Phylum	Chordate
Classis	Mammalia
Infraclassis	Marsupialia
Ordo	Dasyuromorphia
Familia	Dasyuridae
Subfamilia	Sminthopsinae
Tribus	Sminthopsini
Genus	Sminthopsis
Genus Authority	Oldfield Thomas
Subdivision Ranks	Species
Subdivision	Species

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