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Dasyuridae
Taxonomy
Dasyuridae was named by Goldfuss (1820). It is extant. It was considered paraphyletic by Wroe (1996).
It was assigned to Marsupialia by Bonaparte (1850) and Flower (1883); to Polyprotodontia by Cope (1889); to Polyprotodontia by Gadow (1898); to Marsupicarnivora by Lundelius and Turnbull (1973) and Marshall (1974); to Dasyuroidea by Krajewski et al. (1992), Wroe (1996) and McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Dasyuromorphia by Nowak (1991), Springer et al. (1994), Dawson et al. (1999), Wilson and Reeder (2005) and Macken and Reed (2013).
It was assigned to Marsupialia by Bonaparte (1850) and Flower (1883); to Polyprotodontia by Cope (1889); to Polyprotodontia by Gadow (1898); to Marsupicarnivora by Lundelius and Turnbull (1973) and Marshall (1974); to Dasyuroidea by Krajewski et al. (1992), Wroe (1996) and McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Dasyuromorphia by Nowak (1991), Springer et al. (1994), Dawson et al. (1999), Wilson and Reeder (2005) and Macken and Reed (2013).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1820 | Dasyuridae Goldfuss |
| 1850 | Dasyuridae Bonaparte p. 1 |
| 1883 | Dasyuridae Flower p. 184 |
| 1889 | Dasyuridae Cope p. 876 |
| 1898 | Dasyuridae Gadow p. 40 |
| 1973 | Dasyuridae Lundelius and Turnbull p. 15 |
| 1974 | Dasyuridae Marshall p. 66 |
| 1991 | Dasyuridae Nowak |
| 1992 | Dasyuridae Krajewski et al. p. 20 |
| 1994 | Dasyuridae Springer et al. p. 86 |
| 1996 | Dasyuridae Wroe p. 1038 |
| 1997 | Dasyuridae McKenna and Bell |
| 1999 | Dasyuridae Dawson et al. p. 268 |
| 2005 | Dasyuridae Wilson and Reeder |
| 2013 | Dasyuridae Macken and Reed p. 62 |
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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.
Fm. Dasyuridae Goldfuss 1820
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Subfm. Dasyurinae Goldfuss 1820
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Tr. Dasyurini Goldfuss 1820
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G. Dasycercus Peters 1875 [mulgara]
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Dasycercus cristicauda Krefft 1866 [mulgara]
†Dasycercus worboysi Dawson et al. 1999
G. Dasyuroides Spencer 1896 [kowari]
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Dasyuroides byrnei Spencer 1896
†Dasyuroides ochilpatna Archer 1982
G. Dasyurus Geoffroy 1796 [quoll]
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Dasyurus albopunctatus Schlegel 1880 [New Guinean quoll]
†Dasyurus dunmalli Bartholomai 1971
Dasyurus geoffroii Gould 1840 [Western quoll]
Dasyurus hallucatus Gould 1842 [Northern quoll]
Dasyurus maculatus Kerr 1792 [tiger quoll]
Dasyurus spartacus Van Dyck 1987 [Bronze quoll]
Dasyurus viverrinus Shaw 1800 [eastern quoll]
G. Myoictis Gray 1858
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Myoictis leucura Woolley 2005 [Woolleys three-striped dasyure]
Myoictis melas Müller 1840 [Three-striped dasyure]
Myoictis wallacii Gray 1858 [Wallaces dasyure]
Myoictis wavicus Tate 1947 [Tates three-striped dasyure]
G. Sarcophilus Cuvier 1837 [Tasmanian devil]
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Sarcophilus harrisii Boitard 1841 [Tasmanian devil]
†Sarcophilus laniarius Owen 1838
†Sarcophilus moornaensis Crabb 1982
Tr. Parantechini Archer 1982
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G. Pseudantechinus Tate 1947 [false antechinus]
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Pseudantechinus bilarni Johnson 1954 [Sandstone dibbler]
Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis Spencer 1896 [Fat-tailed false antechinus]
Pseudantechinus mimulus Thomas 1906 [Alexandria false antechinus]
Pseudantechinus ningbing Kitchener 1988 [Ningbing false antechinus]
Pseudantechinus roryi Cooper et al. 2000 [Rory Coopers false antechinus]
Pseudantechinus woolleyae Kitchener and Caputi 1988 [Woolleyss false antechinus]
G. Murexia Tate and Archbold 1937
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Murexia habbema Tate and Archbold 1941 [Habbema dasyure]
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Invalid names: Antechinus hageni Laurie 1952 [synonym]
Murexia longicaudata Schlegel 1866 [Short-furred dasyure]
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Invalid names: Phascogale maxima Stein 1932 [synonym], Phascogale murex Thomas 1913 [synonym], Phascogale murex aspera Thomas 1913 [synonym]
Murexia melanurus Thomas 1899 [Black-tailed dasyure]
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Invalid names: Antechinus wilhelmina Tate 1947 [synonym], Phascogale meyeri Dollman 1930 [synonym]
Murexia naso Jentick 1911 [Long-nosed dasyure]
Murexia rothschildi Tate 1938 [Broad-striped dasyure]
G. Ningaui Archer 1975 [ningaui]
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Ningaui ridei Archer 1975 [Wongai ningaui]
Ningaui timealeyi Archer 1975 [Pilbara ningaui]
Ningaui yvonnae Kitchener et al. 1983 [Southern ningaui]
Subfm. Phascogalinae Gill 1872
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G. Antechinus Macleay 1841 [antechinus]
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Antechinus adustus Thomas 1923 [Tropical antechinus]
Antechinus agilis Dickman et al. 1998 [Agile antechinus]
Antechinus bellus Thomas 1904 [Fawn antechinus]
Antechinus flavipes Waterhouse 1838 [Yellow-footed antechinus]
Antechinus godmani Thomas 1923 [Atherton antechinus]
Antechinus leo Van Dyck 1980 [Cinnamon antechinus]
Antechinus minimus Geoffroy 1803 [Swamp antechinus]
†Antechinus puteus Van Dyck 1982
Antechinus stuartii Macleay 1841 [Brown antechinus]
Antechinus subtropicus Van Dyck and Crowther 2000 [Subtropical antechinus]
Antechinus swainsonii Waterhouse 1840 [Dusky antechinus]
†Antechinus yammal Cramb and Hocknull 2010
†Antechinus yuna Cramb and Hocknull 2010
G. Micromurexia Van Dyck 2002
G. Murexechinus Van Dyck 2002
G. Paramurexia Van Dyck 2002
G. Phascogale Temminck 1824 [phascogale]
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Phascogale calura Gould 1844 [Red-tailed phascogale]
Phascogale melanura Thomas 1899 [Black-tailed dasyure]
Phascogale tapoatafa Meyer 1793 [brush-tailed phascogale]
G. Phascomurexia Van Dyck 2002
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Phascomurexia naso Jentick 1911 [Long-nosed dasyure]
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Invalid names: Phascogale tafa Tate and Archbold 1936 [synonym]
Subfm. Phascolosoricinae Archer 1982
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G. Phascolosorex Marschie 1916 [marsupial shrew]
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Phascolosorex dorsalis Peters and Doria 1876 [narrow-striped marsupial shrew]
Subfm. Sminthopsinae Archer 1982
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Tr. Planigalini Archer 1982
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G. Planigale Trougthon 1928 [planigale]
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Planigale gilesi Aitken 1972 [Paucident planigale]
Planigale ingrami Thomas 1906 [Long-tailed planigale]
Planigale maculata Gould 1851 [Pygmy planigale]
Planigale novaeguineae Tate and Archbold 1941 [New Guinean planigale]
Planigale tenuirostris Troughton 1928 [Narrow-nosed planigale]
Tr. Sminthopsini Archer 1982
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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]
Invalid names: Muricinae Archer 1982 [empty], Phascolosorexinae Archer 1982 [empty], Planigalinae Archer 1982 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Clemens 1979, Lillegraven 1979, Hopson 1973, Nowak 1991 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Oligocene to the top of the Holocene or 28.40000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.03 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.03 Ma
Collections (68 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Oligocene | Australia (Tasmania) | Dasyuridae indet. (182968) | |
| Late/Upper Oligocene | Australia (South Australia) | Dasyuridae indet. (45652 182913) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Australia (Queensland) | Barinya wangala (84865) | |
| Burdigalian | Australia (Queensland) | Barinya wangala (135708) | |
| Middle Miocene | Australia (Queensland) | Dasyuridae indet. (151091) | |
| Early/Lower Pliocene | Australia (Queensland) | Archerium chinchillaensis, Dasyurus dunmalli (13318) Dasyurus dunmalli (144177) | |
| Early/Lower Pliocene | Australia (Victoria) | Antechinus sp. (135705) | |
| Early/Lower Pliocene | Australia (New South Wales) | Antechinus sp., Sminthopsis sp. (181610) | |
| Zanclean | Australia (Victoria) | Dasyuridae indet., Antechinus sp. (70556) Sarcophilus sp. (70557) | |
| Early/Lower Pliocene - Late/Upper Pliocene | Australia (New South Wales) | Dasyurus dunmalli (135691) | |
| Pliocene | Australia (New South Wales) | Antechinus sp., Glaucodon ballaratensis (182842) | |
| Zanclean - Piacenzian | Australia (Victoria) | Dasyuridae indet., Glaucodon ballaratensis (70572) | |
| Pliocene - Pleistocene | Australia (Queensland) | Sminthopsis floravillensis (137253) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene | Australia (Victoria) | Antechinus sp., Dasyurus sp. (182150) | |
| Piacenzian | Australia (Victoria) | Glaucodon ballaratensis (70574) | |
| Piacenzian - Calabrian | Australia (Victoria) | Dasyuridae indet. (70576) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | Australia (Western Australia) | Sarcophilus harrisii, Phascogale tapoatafa, Antechinus flavipes, Dasyurus geoffroii, Sminthopsis murina (181322) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | Australia (Victoria) | Sarcophilus laniarius (182160) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | Australia (New South Wales) | Antechinus indet., Dasyurus indet., Phascogale indet., Sarcophilus indet., Sminthopsis indet. (182213) Dasyuridae indet., Dasyuroides achilpatna, Dasyurus hallucatus, Sarcophilus moornaensis (136155) Dasyurus indet., Phascogale indet., Sminthopsis indet. (182212) Dasyurus indet., Sarcophilus indet. (182211) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | Australia ( New South Wales) | Antechinus sp., Sarcophilus laniarius (182621) | |
| Pleistocene | Australia (Victoria) | Antechinus sp., Sarcophilus sp., Dasyurus maculatus, Dasyurus geoffroii (136221) Dasyuridae indet. (70579) Dasyuridae indet., Sarcophilus sp., Sminthopsis orientalis (70582) Sminthopsis crassicaudata (70581) | |
| Pleistocene | Australia (Western Australia) | Antechinomys sp., Dasyurus geoffroni, Sarcophilus harrisi, Dasycercus cristicauda, Phascogale calura (182925) Antechinomys sp., Dasyurus geoffroni, Sminthopsis crassicaudata, Dasycercus cristicauda, Phascogale calura (182924) Antechinomys spenceri, Phascogalinae indet., Sminthopsis crassicaudata, Sminthopsis murina (136225) Sminthopsis crassicaudata, Dasycercus cristicauda (182919) | |
| Pleistocene | Australia (New South Wales) | Dasyurus viverinus, Phascogale sp., Sarcophilus laniarius, Dasyurus maculatus, Antechinus flavipes, Sminthopsis murina (96019) Sarcophilus laniarius (95899) Sminthopsis sp., Dasyurus hallucatus, Sarcophilus harrisii, Phascogale tapoatafa, Sminthopsis crassicaudata, Dasyurus viverrinus, Antechinus flavipes, Dasyurus geoffroii, Sminthopsis murina, Phascogale calura (96015) | |
| Pleistocene | Australia (South Australia) | Antechinus sp., Sarcophilus liniarius, Dasyurus viverrinus (136159) Glaucodon sp. (135983) Phascogale sp., Sarcophilus laniarius, Dasyurus viverrinus, Antechinus minimus, Sminthopsis leucopus (28298) Sarcophilus laniarius, Dasyurus maculatus, Dasyurus viverrinus (136073) Sarcophilus laniarius, Dasyurus maculatus, Sminthopsis crassicaudata, Dasyurus viverrinus, Antechinus flavipes, Ningaui yvonnae (136076) Sminthopsis sp., Phascogale tapoatafa, Sminthopsis crassicaudata, Dasyurus viverrinus, Antechinus flavipes, Sminthopsis murina, Ningaui yvonnae, Dasyurus geoffroii (136430) | |
| Quaternary | Australia (New South Wales) | Sarcophilus laniarius, Dasyurus viverrinus, Dasyurus geoffroii, Dasycercus cristicauda (181307) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Australia (South Australia) | Dasyurus maculatus, Antechinus stuartii, Antechinus swainsonii, Sminthopsis crassicaudata, Dasyurus viverrinus, Antechinus flavipes, Sminthopsis murina (28364) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Australia (Queensland) | Antechinus puteus (182162) Antechinus yuna (135738) Phascogale tapoatafa, Dasyurus viverrinus (183095) | |
| Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene | Australia (South Australia) | Dasyuridae indet., Dasycercus indet., Sminthopsis sp., Ningaui yvonneae, Phascogale tapoatafa, Sminthopsis crassicaudata, Dasyurus viverrinus, Antechinus flavipes, Antechinus agilis, Sminthopsis murina, Phascogale calura (182920) D. sp., Sminthopsis sp., Ningaui yvonneae, Dasyurus maculatus, Phascogale tapoatafa, Sminthopsis crassicaudata, Dasyurus viverrinus, Antechinus flavipes, Antechinus agilis, Sminthopsis murina (183263) D. sp., Sminthopsis sp., Ningaui yvonneae, Dasyurus maculatus, Phascogale tapoatafa, Sminthopsis crassicaudata, Dasyurus viverrinus, Antechinus flavipes, Antechinus agilis, Sminthopsis murina, Phascogale calura (183262) | |
| Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene | Australia (Queensland) | Antechinus sp. (183080) Antechinus yammal (135709) Dasyurus sp. (194845) Sarcophilus laniarius, Dasyurus viverrinus (136730) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Australia (New South Wales) | Antechinus flavipes (182447) Phascogale tapoatafa, Antechinus stuartii, Antechinus swainsonii, Dasyurus viverrinus, Antechinus flavipes, Sminthopsis murina (181897) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Australia (Victoria) | Sarcophilus indet. (182001) Sarcophilus laniarius (197269) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Australia (South Australia) | Dasyuridae indet. (182002) Phascogale tapoatafa, Sminthopsis crassicaudata, Dasyurus viverrinus, Antechinus flavipes, Sminthopsis murina, Ningaui yvonnae (136072) Sarcophilus harisii, Sminthopsis spp., Dasyurus maculatus, Antechinus flavipes, Dasyurus geoffroii (181314) Sminthopsis indet., Phascogale tapoatafa, Sminthopsis crassicaudata, Dasyurus viverrinus, Antechinus flavipes, Sminthopsis murina (182957) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial) | Australia (Victoria) | Sarcophilus sp. (92837) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene | Australia (South Australia) | Dasyurus indet. (183085) Sminthopsis sp., Phascogale tapoatafa, Sminthopsis crassicaudata, Dasyurus viverrinus, Antechinus flavipes, Sminthopsis murina, Ningaui yvonnae, Dasyurus geoffroii, Sarcophilus harrisii (136172) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene | Australia (Western Australia) | Dasyurus sp., Sarcophilus sp. (182819) | |
| Holocene | Australia (Queensland) | Dasyurus maculatus, Dasyurus hallucatus, Antechinus stuartii, Planigale maculata, Antechinus flavipes, Sminthopsis murina, Sminthopsis virginiae, Sminthopsis leucopus (21688) |