Dunnart
| Dunnart | |
|---|---|
| White-footed dunnart (Sminthopsis leucopus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Dasyuromorphia |
| Family: | Dasyuridae |
| Subfamily: | Sminthopsinae |
| Tribe: | Sminthopsini |
| Genus: | Sminthopsis Thomas, 1887 |
| Type species | |
| Phascogale crassicaudata Gould, 1844 | |
| Species | |
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Dunnart (from Noongar donat) is a common name for species of the genus Sminthopsis, narrow-footed marsupials the size of a European mouse. They have a largely insectivorous diet.
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