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Dasyuridae (dasyurids)

Wikipedia Abstract

The Dasyuridae are a family of marsupials native to Australia and New Guinea, including 75 species divided into 15 genera. Many are small and mouse-like, giving them the misnomer marsupial mice, but the group also includes the cat-sized quolls, as well as the Tasmanian devil. They are found in a wide range of habitats, including grassland, forests, and mountains, and some species are arboreal or semiaquatic.
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Genus

Ankotarinja (1)
Antechinomys (kultarrs) (2)
Antechinus (antechinuses) (25)
Archerium (1)
Barinya (1)
Dasycercus (kowari and mulgara) (3)
Dasykaluta (little red kaluta) (1)
Dasyuroides (kowari) (2)
Dasyurus (quolls) (11)   (2)
Glaucodon (1)
Keeuna (1)
Micromurexia (Habbema dasyure) (1)
Murexechinus (black-tailed antechinus) (1)
Murexia (short-furred dasyures) (1)
Myoictis (three-striped dasyure) (4)
Neophascogale (speckled dasyure) (1)
Ningaui (ningauis) (5)
Paramurexia (broad-striped dasyure) (1)
Parantechinus (dibblers) (1)   (1)
Phascogale (phascogales) (9)
Phascolosorex (marsupial shrews) (2)
Phascomurexia (long-nosed dasyure) (1)
Planigale (planigales) (5)
Pseudantechinus (pseudantechinuses) (6)
Sarcophilus (Tasmanian devil) (5)   (1)
Sminthopsis (dunnarts) (28)
Wakamatha (1)

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External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0