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Sminthopsis murina
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Dasyuromorphia
Family: Dasyuridae
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Sminthopsis murina
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Sminthopsis murina is a chordate, or more specifically a mammal, in the Dasyuridae family.
Sminthopsis murina is commonly known (its common name) as the Common Dunnart or the Slender-Tailed Dunnart in English. In French (Français), Sminthopsis murina is commonly known as the Petite Souris Marsupiale.
Sminthopsis murina is classified as lower risk-least concern by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of plant and animal species maintained by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.
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Species Authority: The species authority, or the name(s) of scientist(s) or person(s) who first described
Sminthopsis murina is
(Waterhouse, 1838) (IUCN Red List).
Summary:
Binomial name Sminthopsis murina
(Waterhouse, 1838)
The Slender-tailed Dunnart (Smithopsis murina), also known as the Common Dunnart in Australia, is a dasyurid marsupial closely related to the Tasmanian Devil. It has an average body length of 7 to 12 centimeters (2.8-4.7 in) with a tail length of 5.5 to 13 centimetres (2.2-5.1 in). It weighs 25-40.8 grams for males and 16.5-25.4 grams for females. (Wikipedia).
Country Distribution:
Sminthopsis murina is found in the following countries:
(IUCN Red List).
Biome(s)/Ecosystem(s): IUCN lists the following as biomes for
Sminthopsis murina:
Terrestrial (IUCN Red List).
Habitat:
The Slender-tailed Dunnart is native to the east and south-east coast and interiour of Australia, from the Cape York Peninsula to the Port Lincoln area of South Australia. There a 2 subspecies: S. m. murina is found throughout the distribution, and S. mu. tatei found between Townsville and Cairns in Queensland. This species is found at altitudes of between 60-360 metres (196.9-1181.1 ft) and preferes habitats with an average rainfall between 30-85 centimetres (11.8-33.5 in) per year. Habitats encountered include Mallee scrub, dry forests and woodlands and dry heath, these areas have sparce ground and shrub cover but have dense leaf and bark litter in Victoria to rainforest edges and swamps in Queensland. (Wikipedia).
CONSERVATION STATUS
Red List Category & Criteria:
Sminthopsis murina is listed as
LR/lc ver 2.3 (1994) (IUCN Red List).
Year Assessed:
Sminthopsis murina's status was assessed in
1996 (IUCN Red List).
Assessor:
Sminthopsis murina's Red List status was evaluated by
Australasian Marsupial & Monotreme Specialist Group (IUCN Red List).
Diet:
An oportunistic arthropod feeder, found that a preference for beetles and moths with other prey less eaten than what was available. (Fox and Archer) (Wikipedia).
Data Sources for IUCN data: The following is a list of citations from the IUCN web site for
Sminthopsis murina:
Citations listed by IUCN
Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. (compilers and editors) 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland. (IUCN Red List).
References: Wikipedia lists the following as references for
Sminthopsis murina:
Australasian Marsupial & Monotreme Specialist Group (1996). Sminthopsis murina. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Groves, Colin (16 November 2005). Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds) Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 35. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. Menkhorst, Peter W. (1995). Mammals of Victoria. Oxford Press, 66-67. ISBN 0-19-553733-5. (Wikipedia).
Links:
IUCN Red List Profile for Sminthopsis murina (IUCN Red List).
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