Dunnarts are furry narrow-footed marsupials the size of a mouse. They are mainly insectivorous.
There are 18 species, all in Australia : ( S. murina, S. dolichura, S. gilberti, S. griseoventer, S. aitkeni, S. leucopus, S. longicaudata, S. ooldea, S. psammophila, S. granulipes, S. macroura, S. virginiae, S. douglasi, S. butleri, S. archeri, S. youngsoni, S. hirtipes, S. crassicaudata).
Version 2.6.2 of the Linux kernel is known as Feisty Dunnart.
Currently we are utilising a series of nuclear genes to complement our extensive mitochondrial database for dasyurid species
Detailed analysis (both of DNA sequences and allozymes) of the subfamily sminthopsinae has led to a reassessment of species relationships in this group and has revealed a great deal of previously unrecognised genetic diversity, including new species complexes.
More than any other group of Australian marsupials, the relationships of bandicoots are poorly understood at both inter- and intraordinal levels.
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