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Sminthopsis (dunnart)
Taxonomy
Sminthopsis was named by Thomas (1887). It is extant. Its type is Phascogale crassicaudata.
It was assigned to Sminthopsinae by Dawson et al. (1999); to Sminthopsini by Krajewski et al. (1992) and Wilson and Reeder (2005); and to Dasyuridae by Wroe (1996), McKenna and Bell (1997) and Macken and Reed (2013).
It was assigned to Sminthopsinae by Dawson et al. (1999); to Sminthopsini by Krajewski et al. (1992) and Wilson and Reeder (2005); and to Dasyuridae by Wroe (1996), McKenna and Bell (1997) and Macken and Reed (2013).
Species
S. aitkeni, S. archeri, S. bindi, S. boullangerensis, S. butleri, S. crassicaudata, S. dolichura, S. douglasi, S. floravillensis, S. fuliginosus, S. gilberti, S. granulipes, S. griseoventer, S. hirtipes, S. leucopus, S. longicaudata, S. macroura, S. murina, S. ooldea, S. psammophila, S. virginiae, S. youngsoni
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1887 | Sminthopsis Thomas |
| 1992 | Sminthopsis Krajewski et al. p. 20 |
| 1996 | Sminthopsis Wroe p. 1038 |
| 1997 | Sminthopsis McKenna and Bell |
| 1999 | Sminthopsis Dawson et al. p. 272 |
| 2005 | Sminthopsis Wilson and Reeder |
| 2013 | Sminthopsis Macken and Reed p. 63 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. Sminthopsis Thomas 1887 [dunnart]
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Sminthopsis aitkeni Kitchener et al. 1984 [Kangaroo Island dunnart]
Sminthopsis archeri Van Dyck 1986 [Chestnut dunnart]
Sminthopsis bindi Van Dyck et al. 1994 [Kakadu dunnart]
Sminthopsis boullangerensis Crowther et al. 1999 [Boullanger Island dunnart]
Sminthopsis butleri Archer 1979 [Carpentarian dunnart]
Sminthopsis crassicaudata Gould 1844 [fat-tailed dunnart]
Sminthopsis dolichura Kitchener et al. 1984 [Little long-tailed dunnart]
Sminthopsis douglasi Archer 1979 [Julia Creek dunnart]
†Sminthopsis floravillensis Archer 1982
Sminthopsis fuliginosus Gould 1852 [Sooty dunnart]
Sminthopsis gilberti Kitchener et al. 1984 [Gilbert's dunnart]
Sminthopsis granulipes Troughton 1932 [White-tailed dunnart]
Sminthopsis griseoventer Kitchener et al. 1984 [Gray-bellied dunnart]
Sminthopsis hirtipes Thomas 1898 [Hairy-footed dunnart]
Sminthopsis leucopus Gray 1842 [White-footed dunnart]
Sminthopsis longicaudata Spencer 1909 [Long-tailed dunnart]
Sminthopsis macroura Gould 1845 [Stripe-faced dunnart]
Sminthopsis murina Waterhouse 1837 [Slender-tailed dunnart]
Sminthopsis ooldea Troughton 1964 [Ooldea dunnart]
Sminthopsis psammophila Spencer 1895 [Sandhill dunnart]
Sminthopsis virginiae de Tarragon 1847 [Red-cheeked dunnart]
Sminthopsis virginiae rufigenis Thomas 1922
Sminthopsis youngsoni McKenzie and Archer 1982 [Lesser hairy-footed dunnart]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available