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Encyclopedia > Dasyuridae
Dasyurids
Tiger Quoll
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Subclass: Marsupialia
Order: Dasyuromorphia
Family: Dasyuridae
Goldfuss, 1820
Subfamilies & Tribes

Dasyurinae Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2460x1869, 543 KB)This is a picture that I took myself using an Olympus C8080W digial camera. ... Binomial name Dasyurus maculatus Kerr, 1792 Range of the Tiger Quoll: D.m. ... For other uses, see Scientific classification (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Animal (disambiguation). ... Typical Classes See below Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates. ... Subclasses & Infraclasses Subclass †Allotheria* Subclass Prototheria Subclass Theria Infraclass †Trituberculata Infraclass Metatheria Infraclass Eutheria Mammals (class Mammalia) are warm-blooded, vertebrate animals characterized by the presence of sweat glands, including those that produce milk, and by the presence of: hair, three middle ear bones used in hearing, and a neocortex... Orders Superorder Ameridelphia Didelphimorphia Paucituberculata Superorder Australidelphia Microbiotheria Dasyuromorphia Peramelemorphia Notoryctemorphia Diprotodontia Marsupials are mammals in which the female typically has a pouch (called the marsupium, from which the name Marsupial derives) in which it rears its young through early infancy. ... Families †Thylacinidae Dasyuridae Myrmecobiidae The order Dasyuromorphia (meaning hairy tail[1]) is made up of most carnivorous marsupials, including quolls, dunnarts, the Numbat, the Tasmanian Devil, and the recently extinct Thylacine. ... Georg August Goldfuss (April 18, 1782 - October 2, 1848) was a German palaeontologist. ... Scientific classification or biological classification refers to how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... In biology, a tribe is a taxonomic classification in between family and genus. ... Genera Dasyurus Dasycercus Dasykaluta Parantechinus Pseudantechinus Sarcophilus The subfamily Dasyuridae includes about several genera of small carnivorous marsupials native to Australia: quolls, Kowari, Mulgara, Kaluta, dibblers, pseudantechinuses, and the Tasmanian Devil. ...

Sminthopsinae Genus Dasycercus Dasykalua Dasyuroides Dasyurus Myoictis Neophascogale Parantechinus Phascolosorex Pseudantechinus Sarcophilus Classification Tribe Dasyurini Genus Dasycercus Mulgara, Dasycercus cristicauda Genus Dasykalua Little Red Kaluta, Dasykalua rosamondae Genus Dasyuroides Kowari, Dasyuroides byrnei Genus Dasyurus: quolls New Guinean Quoll, Dasyurus albopunctatus Western Quoll, Dasyurus geoffroii Northern Quoll, Dasyurus hallucatus Tiger Quoll, Dasyurus... Genera Antechinus Micromurexia Murexechinus Murexia Paramurexia Phascomurexia Phascogale Classification Tribe Phascogalini Genus Antechinus Tropical Antechinus, Antechinus adustus Agile Antechinus, Antechinus agilis Fawn Antechinus, Antechinus bellus Yellow-footed Antechinus, Antechinus flaviceps Atherton Antechinus, Antechinus godmani Cinnamon Antechinus, Antechinus leo Swamp Antechinus, Antechinus minimus Brown Antechinus, Antechinus stuartii Subtropical Antechinus, Antechinus subtropicus... Dunnarts are furry narrow-footed marsupials the size of a mouse. ...

The marsupial family Dasyuridae includes 61 species divided into 15 genera. Members of this family are found in Australia and New Guinea. Many are small and mouse-like, giving them the misnomer marsupial mice. Genera Antechinomys Ningaui Sminthopsis Tribe Sminthopsini Genus Antechinomys Kultarr, Antechinomys laniger Genus Ningaui Wongai Ningaui, Ningaui ridei Pilbara Ningaui, Ningaui timealeyi Southern Ningaui, Ningaui yvonnae Genus Sminthopsis species-group Fat-tailed Dunnart, Sminthopsis crassicaudata species-group Kakadu Dunnart, Sminthopsis bindi Carpentarian Dunnart, Sminthopsis butleri Julia Creek Dunnart, Sminthopsis douglasi Stripe... Type species Planigale brunneus Troughton, 1928 = Phascogale ingrami Thomas, 1906 Species P. gilesi P. ingrami P. maculata P. novaeguineae P. tenuirostris The genus Planigale are small carnivorous marsupials found in Australia and New Guinea. ... This article is about mammals. ...


Dasyurids range in size from roughly from only 5 grams to 8 kilograms. Despite their variation in size, most are similar in shape, with a moderately long body, long pointed head, long and usually fairly well-furred tail, and short to medium-length legs. The tail is not prehensile. The feet are not syndactylous (that is, the second and third toes are not fused), and the animals walk with the entire surface of their feet on the ground (plantigrade). Arboreal species have a small but mobile hallux on the hind foot, but this toe tends to be reduced or absent in terrestrial species. The hind foot of terrestrial species also tends to be longer than that of arboreal species. Many dasyurids lack a pouch; in these species, the teats are arranged on a circular patch of skin on the abdomen. Some that lack a pouch have folds along the sides of the abdomen that give young some protection. The stomach of dasyurids is a simple sac. Prehensility is the quality of an organ that has adapted for grasping or holding. ... In zoology, dactyly is the arrangement of digits (fingers and toes) on the hands, feet, or sometimes wings of an animal. ... REDIRECT [[]] Human skeleton, showing plantigrade habit In mammals, plantigrade locomotion means walking with the podials and metatarsals flat on the ground. ... Toes on foot. ... Kangaroo Joey inside the pouch The pouch is a distinguishing feature of marsupials; the name marsupial is derived from the Latin marsupium, meaning pouch. ...


The skull of dasyurids is didelphid-like in appearance, but it include 4 upper and 3 lower incisors on each side of the jaw rather than 5/4 as in didelphids. The canines are well developed and have a sharp edge; the premolars (2 or 3 upper and lower on each side) are blade-like; and the molars (4 upper and lower) are tuberculosectorial, often with sharp cusps for shearing. The palatal vacuities that characterize most marsupials are reduced or absent in some species. Genera Several; see text Opossum fur is quite soft. ...


Most Dasyurids are obligate or primarily carnivores, or more specifically insectivores. This article deals with meat-eating animals. ... Any organism with a diet that consists chiefly of insects and similar small creatures is an insectivore. ...


Classification

Taxonomists divide the family into two living subfamilies, each with two tribes as shown below. Recent research has reorganized this taxonomy, but evidence for the cohesiveness of the entire group is strong.

Binomial name Wroe, 1999 Barinya is a fossil genus from the marsupial family Dasyuridae, which contains the oldest known undoubted dasyurid. ... Binomial name Wroe, 1999 Barinya is a fossil genus from the marsupial family Dasyuridae, which contains the oldest known undoubted dasyurid. ... Genera Dasyurus Dasycercus Dasykaluta Parantechinus Pseudantechinus Sarcophilus The subfamily Dasyuridae includes about several genera of small carnivorous marsupials native to Australia: quolls, Kowari, Mulgara, Kaluta, dibblers, pseudantechinuses, and the Tasmanian Devil. ... Genus Dasycercus Dasykalua Dasyuroides Dasyurus Myoictis Neophascogale Parantechinus Phascolosorex Pseudantechinus Sarcophilus Classification Tribe Dasyurini Genus Dasycercus Mulgara, Dasycercus cristicauda Genus Dasykalua Little Red Kaluta, Dasykalua rosamondae Genus Dasyuroides Kowari, Dasyuroides byrnei Genus Dasyurus: quolls New Guinean Quoll, Dasyurus albopunctatus Western Quoll, Dasyurus geoffroii Northern Quoll, Dasyurus hallucatus Tiger Quoll, Dasyurus... Species Kowari () Mulgara () Chuditch () Spotted-tailed Quoll () Dasycerus are a genus of small carnivorous marsupials, found in the gibber deserts and dry grassland of Australia. ... Binomial name (Krefft, 1867) The Crest-tailed Mulgara (Dasycercus cristicauda) is a species of carnivorous marsupial from Australia. ... Binomial name (Ride, 1964) The Little Red Kaluta (Dasykaluta rosamondae), also known as the Little Red Antechinus, Russet Antechinus, Spinifex Antechinus or simply Kaluta, is a carnivorous nocturnal marsupial. ... Binomial name Dasykaluta rosamondae Ride, 1964 The little red kaluta or little red antechinus (Dasykaluta rosamondae) is a carnivorous nocturnal marsupial. ... For other uses, see Kowari (disambiguation). ... Binomial name Dasycercus byrnei Spencer, 1896 The Kowari is a small carnivorous marsupial native to the dry graslands and deserts of central Australia. ... Quolls (genus Dasyurus) are carnivorous marsupials, native to Australia and Papua New Guinea. ... Type species Didelphis maculata Anon. ... Binomial name Dasyurus albopunctatus Schlegel, 1880 The New Guinean Quoll (Dasyurus albopunctatus), also known as the New Guinea Quoll or New Guinea Native Cat, is a carnivorous marsupial mammal, native to New Guinea. ... Binomial name Dasyurus geoffroii Gould, 1841 Western Quoll range The Western Quoll (Dasyurus geoffroii), also known as the Chuditch or Western Native Cat is an endangered Australian dasyuromorph, whose distribution is now confined to south western Western Australia. ... Binomial name Dasyurus hallucatus Gould, 1842 The Northern Quoll is a carnivorous marsupial mammal, native to Australia. ... Binomial name Dasyurus maculatus Kerr, 1792 Range of the Tiger Quoll: D.m. ... Binomial name Van Dyck, 1987 The Bronze Quoll (Dasyurus spartacus) is a species of quoll found only in New Guinea. ... Binomial name (Shaw, 1800) Distribution of Eastern Quoll The Eastern Quoll (Dasyurus viverrinus), also known as the Eastern Native Cat, is a medium-sized carnivorous dasyurid marsupial native to Australia. ... Binomial name (Müller, 1840) The Three-striped Dasyure (Myoictis melas) is a member of the Dasyuromorphia order. ... Binomial name (Jentink, 1911) The Speckled Dasyure (Neophascogale lorentzi), also known as the Long-clawed Marsupial Mouse, is a member of the Dasyuromorphia order. ... Binomial name (Jentink, 1911) The Speckled Dasyure (Neophascogale lorentzi), also known as the Long-clawed Marsupial Mouse, is a member of the Dasyuromorphia order. ... Binomial name (Gray, 1842) The Southern Dibbler (Parantechinus apicalis), also known as the Freckled Antechinus, the Speckled Marsupial Mouse and simply as the Dibbler, is a member of the Dasyuromorphia order. ... Binomial name Parantechinus apicalis (Gray, 1842) The Southern Dibbler (Parantechinus apicalis), also known as the Freckled Antechinus, the Speckled Marsupial Mouse and simply as the Dibbler, is a member of the Dasyuromorphia order. ... Type species Phascogale dorsalis Gray, 1842 Species Phascolosorex doriae Phascolosorex dorsalis The two species in the genus Phascolosorex, also known as marsupial shrews, are members of the Dasyuromorphia order. ... Binomial name (Thomas, 1886) The Red-bellied Dasyure or Red-bellied Marsupial Shrew (Phascolosorex doriae) is a species of marsupial in the Dasyuridae family. ... Binomial name (Peters & Doria, 1876) The Narrow-striped Dasyure or Narrow-striped Marsupial Shrew (Phascolosorex dorsalis) is a species of marsupial in the Dasyuridae family. ... Type Species Phascogale macdonnellensis Spencer, 1896 Species P. bilarni P. macdonnellensis P. mimulus, vulnerable (VU) P. ningbing P. roryi P. woolleyae The genus Pseudantechinus are members of the Dasyuromorphia order. ... Binomial name (Johnson, 1954) The Sandstone Dibbler (Pseudantechinus bilarni), also known as the Sandstone Pseudantechinus, the Sandstone Antechinus, the Sandstone False Antechinus, Harneys Antechinus and the Northern Dibbler, is a species of small carnivorous marsupial, which has a patchy distribution in Australias Northern Territory. ... Binomial name Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis (Spencer, 1896) The Fat-tailed False Antechinus (Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis), also called Fat-tailed Pseudantechinus and Red-eared Antechinus, is a member of the Dasyuromorphia order. ... Binomial name (Thomas 1906) The Alexandria False Antechinus (Pseudantechinus mimulus), also known as the Carpentarian False Antechinus, is a small carnivorous marsupial, found only in a number of small, isolated localities in northern Australia. ... Binomial name Kitchener 1988 The Ningbing False Antechinus (Pseudantechinus ningbing), also known as the Ningbing Pseudantechinus, is a small species of carnivorous marsupial found in north-western Australia. ... Binomial name Cooper, Aplin & Adams 2000 Rory Coopers False Antechinus (Pseudantechinus roryi), also known as the Tan False Antechinus and the Tan Pseudantechinus, is a recently named species of small carnivorous marsupial which inhabits rocky outcrops in Western Australia. ... Binomial name Kitchener & Caputi, 1988 Woolleys False Antechinus (Pseudantechinus woolleyae), also known as Woolleys Pseudantechinus, is a species of small carnivorous marsupial belonging to the family Dasyuridae. ... Type species Sarcophilus laniarius Owen, 1838 Species S. harrisii † † Sarcophilus is a genus of carnivorous marsupial best known for its only living member the Tasmanian Devil. ... For other uses, see Tasmanian Devil (disambiguation). ... Genera Antechinus Micromurexia Murexechinus Murexia Paramurexia Phascomurexia Phascogale Classification Tribe Phascogalini Genus Antechinus Tropical Antechinus, Antechinus adustus Agile Antechinus, Antechinus agilis Fawn Antechinus, Antechinus bellus Yellow-footed Antechinus, Antechinus flaviceps Atherton Antechinus, Antechinus godmani Cinnamon Antechinus, Antechinus leo Swamp Antechinus, Antechinus minimus Brown Antechinus, Antechinus stuartii Subtropical Antechinus, Antechinus subtropicus... Type Species Antechinus stuartii Macleay, 1841 Species See text. ... Binomial name (Thomas 1923) The Tropical Antechinus (Antechinus adustus), also known as the Rusty Antechinus, is a species of small marsupial carnivore, particularly closely related to the Brown Antechinus (Antechinus stuartii). ... Binomial name Dickman, Parnaby, Crowther & King 1998 The Agile Antechinus (Antechinus agilis) is a species of small carnivorous marsupial of the family Dasyuridae. ... Binomial name (Thomas, 1904) The Fawn Antechinus (Antechinus bellus) is a species of small carnivorous marsupial found in northern Australia. ... The Yellow-Footed Antechinus is a mouse-like marsupial found in Australia. ... Binomial name Thomas, 1923 The Atherton Antechinus (Antechinus godmani), also known as Godmans Antechinus, is a species of small carnivorous marsupial native to Australia. ... Binomial name Van Dyck, 1980 The Cinnamon Antechinus (Antechinus leo), also known as the Iron Ranges Antechinus and the Cape York Antechinus, is a species of small carnivorous marsupial of the family Dasyuridae. ... Binomial name Antechinus minimus (É. Geoffroy, 1803) The Swamp Antechinus (Antechinus minimus) is a species of mouse-like marsupial of the Dasyuridae family and as such is related to dunnarts, quolls and the Tasmanian Devil. ... Binomial name Macleay, 1841 The Brown Antechinus (Antechinus stuartii), also known as Stuarts Antechinus and Macleays Marsupial Mouse, is a species of small carnivorous marsupial of the family Dasyuridae. ... Binomial name Van Dyck & Crowther, 2000 The Subtropical Antechinus (Antechinus subtropicus) is a species of small carnivorous marsupial of the family Dasyuridae. ... Binomial name (Waterhouse, 1840) The Dusky Antechinus (Antechinus swainsonii), also known as Swainsons Antechinus or the Dusky Marsupial Mouse, is a species of small marsupial carnivore, a member of the family Dasyuridae. ... Binomial name Tate & Archbold, 1941 The Habbema Dasyure (Antechinus habbema) is a species of marsupial in the Dasyuridae family. ... Binomial name Tate & Archbold, 1941 The Habbema Dasyure (Antechinus habbema) is a species of marsupial in the Dasyuridae family. ... Binomial name (Thomas, 1899) The Black-tailed Dasyure (Murexechinus melanurus) is a species of marsupial in the Dasyuridae family. ... Binomial name (Thomas, 1899) The Black-tailed Dasyure (Murexechinus melanurus) is a species of marsupial in the Dasyuridae family. ... Binomial name (Schlegel, 1866) The Short-furred Dasyure (Murexia longicaudata), also known as the Short-haired Marsupial Mouse, is a member of the Dasyuromorphia order. ... Binomial name Murexia longicaudata (Schlegel, 1866) The Short-furred Dasyure (Murexia longicaudata), also known as the Short-haired Marsupial Mouse, is a member of the Dasyuromorphia order. ... Binomial name (Tate, 1938) The Broad-striped Dasyure (Paramurexia rothschildi) is a species of marsupial in the Dasyuridae family. ... Binomial name (Tate, 1938) The Broad-striped Dasyure (Paramurexia rothschildi) is a species of marsupial in the Dasyuridae family. ... Binomial name (Jentink, 1911) The Long-nosed Antechinus (Phascomurexia naso) is a species of marsupial in the Dasyuridae family. ... Binomial name (Jentink, 1911) The Long-nosed Antechinus (Phascomurexia naso) is a species of marsupial in the Dasyuridae family. ... Type Species Didelphis penicillata Shaw, 1800 (= Vivera tapoatafa, F. Meyer, 1793 Species Phascogale tapoatafa Phascogale calura The Phascogales (members of the eponymous genus Phascogale), also known as Wambengers, are carnivorous Australian marsupials of the family Dasyuridae. ... Binomial name Phascogale calura Gould, 1844 The Red-tailed Phascogale (Phascogale calura), also known as the Red-tailed Wambenger, is a small carnivorous marsupial found in central and western Australia. ... Categories: Stub | Dasyuromorphs ... Dunnarts are furry narrow-footed marsupials the size of a mouse. ... Genera Antechinomys Ningaui Sminthopsis Tribe Sminthopsini Genus Antechinomys Kultarr, Antechinomys laniger Genus Ningaui Wongai Ningaui, Ningaui ridei Pilbara Ningaui, Ningaui timealeyi Southern Ningaui, Ningaui yvonnae Genus Sminthopsis species-group Fat-tailed Dunnart, Sminthopsis crassicaudata species-group Kakadu Dunnart, Sminthopsis bindi Carpentarian Dunnart, Sminthopsis butleri Julia Creek Dunnart, Sminthopsis douglasi Stripe... Binomial name (Gould, 1856) The Kultarr (Antechinomys laniger), also known as the Jerboa-marsupial, the Jerboa Pouched-mouse, the Wuhl-wuhl or the Pitchi-pitchi, is a member of the Dasyuromorphia order. ... Binomial name Antechinomys laniger (Gould, 1856) The Kultarr (Antechinomys laniger) is a member of the Dasyuromorphia order. ... Genera Planigale Ningaui The subfamily Planigalinae contains the planigales and the ningaui: very small marsupial carnivores native to Australia which are, like the quolls, antechinuses, dibblers, Tasmanian Devil, and many others, part of the biological order Dasyuromorphia: the carnivorous marsupials. ... Binomial name Archer, 1975 The Wongai Ningaui (Ningaui ridei), also known as the Inland Ningaui, is a small carnivorous marsupial native to Australia. ... Binomial name Archer, 1975 The Pilbara Ningaui (Ningaui timealeyi), sometimes known as Ealeys Ningaui, is a tiny species of marsupial carnivore found in Australia. ... Binomial name Kitchener, Stoddart & Henry, 1983 The Southern Ningaui (Ningaui yvonneae), also known as the Mallee Ningaui, is a tiny species of marsupial carnivore and a member of the family Dasyuridae. ... Species 21, see text Dunnarts are furry narrow-footed marsupials the size of a mouse. ... Binomial name (Gould, 1844) Fat-tailed Dunnart range The Fat Tailed Dunnart (Sminthopsis crassicaudata) is a species of mouse-like marsupial of the Dasyuridae family, the family includes the Little Red Kaluta, quolls, and the Tasmanian Devil. ... Binomial name Van Dyck, Woinarski & Press, 1994 The Kakadu Dunnart (Sminthopsis bindi) is a dunnart that was described in 1994 and the closest relative is the Carpentarian Dunnart. ... Binomial name (Archer, 1979) The Carpentarian Dunnart (Sminthopsis butleri) also known as the Butlers Dunnart with a puffy brown or mouse grey colour above and the underside of white, similar to its close relative the Kakadu Dunnart. ... Binomial name Sminthopsis douglasi (Archer, 1979) The Julia Creek Dunnart (Sminthopsis douglasi) is a marsupial with a large buffy brown upperside and white underside. ... Binomial name (Gould, 1845) The Striped-faced Dunnart (Sminthopsis macroura) is an Australian marsupial. ... Binomial name (de Tarragon, 1847) The Red-cheeked Dunnart (Sminthopsis virginiae) is so called because of the distinctive red hair on its cheek. ... Binomial name Troughton, 1932 The White-tailed Dunnart (Sminthopsis granulipes), also known as the Ash-grey Dunnart, is a dunnart native to Australia. ... Binomial name Sminthopsis aitkeni Kitchener, Stoddart and Henry 1984 The Kangaroo Island Dunnart (Sminthopsis aitkeni) is a dark sooty grey coloured dunnart species, with paler underparts of its body. ... Binomial name Crowther, Dickman & Lynam, 1999 The Boullanger Island Dunnart (Sminthopsis boullangerensis) is a species of dunnart found only on Boullanger Island, Western Australia. ... Binomial name (Kitchener, Stoddart & Henry, 1984) The Grey-bellied Dunnart (Sminthopsis griseoventer) was described by the same people Kitchener, Stoddart and Henry along with the Kangaroo Island Dunnart, Gilberts Dunnart and Little Long-tailed Dunnart in 1984. ... Binomial name Spencer, 1909 Long-tailed Dunnart (Sminthopsis longicaudata) is an Australian dunnart that, like the Little Long-tailed Dunnart, has a tail longer than its body. ... Binomial name Van Dyck, 1986 The Chestnut Dunnart (Sminthopsis archeri) is a dunnart that was described by Van Dyck in 1986 and is named because of its chestnut colour in the upperparts of its body. ... Binomial name Sminthopsis dolichura (Kitcher, Stoddart & Henry, 1984) The Little Long-tailed Dunnart (Sminthopsis dolichura) is a dunnart that was, along with Gilberts Dunnart, described in 1984. ... Binomial name (Gould, 1852) The Sooty Dunnart (Sminthopsis fuliginosus) is a species of dunnart found in Western Australia. ... Binomial name Sminthopsis gilberti Kitcher, Stoddart & Henry, 1984 Glberts Dunnart (Sminthopsis gilberti) is a recently discovered dunnart, described in 1984. ... Binomial name (Gray, 1842) The White Footed Dunnart (Sminthopsis leucopus) is a marsupial that occurs of Tasmania and Australia. ... Binomial name (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. ... Binomial name Thomas, 1898 The Hairy-footed Dunnart (Sminthopsis hirtipes) is a dunnart that has silver hairs on the soles of it hind feet accompanied by long hair on the side of its sole. ... Binomial name Troughton, 1965 The Ooldea Dunnart (Sminthopsis ooldea), also called Troughtons Dunnart after the person who found the species, is an Australian marsupial similar to the Hairy-footed Dunnart. ... Binomial name Sminthopsis psammophila Spencer, 1895 The Sandhill Dunnart (Sminthopsis psammophila) is a species of small carnivorous Australian marsupial of the family Dasyuridae. ... Binomial name McKenzie & Archer, 1982 The Lesser Hairy-footed Dunnart (Sminthopsis youngsoni) is a small carnivorous Australian marsupial of the family Dasyuridae. ... Type species Planigale brunneus Troughton, 1928 = Phascogale ingrami Thomas, 1906 Species P. gilesi P. ingrami P. maculata P. novaeguineae P. tenuirostris The genus Planigale are small carnivorous marsupials found in Australia and New Guinea. ... Genera Planigale Ningaui The subfamily Planigalinae contains the planigales and the ningaui: very small marsupial carnivores native to Australia which are, like the quolls, antechinuses, dibblers, Tasmanian Devil, and many others, part of the biological order Dasyuromorphia: the carnivorous marsupials. ... Binomial name Aitken, 1972 The Paucident Planigale (Planigale gilesi), also known as Giles Planigale, is a very small species of carnivorous marsupial of the family Dasyuridae. ... Binomial name Planigale ingrami (Thomas, 1906) Long-tailed Planigales (Planigale ingrami) are the smallest of all marsupials, and one of the smallest of all mammals. ... Binomial name Planigale maculata (Gould, 1851) The Common Planigale (Planigale maculata), also known as the Pygmy Planigale, is an ferocious predator on a tiny scale: one of the many little-known small marsupial carnivores which, if seen at all, are usually thought to be simply mice. ... Binomial name Tate & Archbold, 1941 The New Guinean Planigale (Planigale novaeguineae), also known as the Papuan Planigale, is a species of small marsupial carnivore native to New Guinea. ... Binomial name Troughton, 1928 The Narrow-nosed Planigale (Planigale tenuirostris) is a species of very small marsupial carnivore of the family Dasyuridae. ...

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Family Dasyuridae or dasyurids (317 words)
I could believe it's some sort of Dasyurid species (Dasyuridae is the family to which the Tassie Devil belongs, it includes quolls and most of the animals commonly called marsupial mice).
The northern quoll, Dasyurus hallucatus (family Dasyuridae) is commonly referred to locally as "native cat.
Earlier authorities such as Le Souef and Burrell (1926), and Troughton (1967) categorized it with the Dasyuridae partly because dasyurids are the only carnivorous, polyprotodont, didactylous group to occur in Australia.
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