Dunnart

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Dunnarts
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Subclass:Marsupialia
Order:Dasyuromorphia
Family:Dasyuridae
Genus:Sminthopsis
Thomas, 1887

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.



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