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Dunnart

Dunnarts
: Animalia
: Chordata
: Mammalia
: Marsupialia
: Dasyuromorphia
: Dasyuridae
: Sminthopsis

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.

Last updated: 10-29-2005 02:13:46