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Sminthopsis dolichura (Little long-tailed dunnart)

Mammalia - Dasyuromorphia - Dasyuridae

Taxonomy
Sminthopsis dolichura was named by Kitchener et al. (1984). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Sminthopsis dolichura Kitchener et al.
2005Sminthopsis dolichura Wilson and Reeder

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
Marsupialiformes
Marsupialia()
AustralidelphiaSzalay 1982
superorderEometatheriaSimpson 1970
orderDasyuromorphiaGill 1872
suborderDasyuroideaGoldfuss 1820
familyDasyuridaeGoldfuss 1820
subfamilySminthopsinae
tribeSminthopsiniArcher 1982
genusSminthopsisThomas 1887
speciesdolichuraKitchener et al. 1984

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.

Sminthopsis dolichura Kitchener et al. 1984 [Little long-tailed dunnart]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2012-05-15 14:36:59
Modified: 2012-05-14 23:36:59
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hopson 1973, Carroll 1988, Clemens 1979, Bassarova et al. 2009, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979
Collections
No collection or age range data are available