Overview
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Common Names
Common Names in English:
Kangaroo Island Dunnart, None
Description
Habitat
Biome: Terrestrial
Ecology: S. aitkeni has been recorded from near sea
level to 240 m.
Typical habitats
are eucalypt woodland areas with sandy soils and low heath
understorey vegetation.[1]
List of Habitats:1.5Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Dry
2.1Savanna - Dry
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- Auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Mammalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Mammals
- Subclass:
Theriiformes
()
- (Rowe, 1988) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Infraclass:
Holotheria
()
- (Wible Et Al., 1995) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Superlegion:
Trechnotheria
()
- Mckenna, 1975
- Legion:
Cladotheria
()
- Mckenna, 1975
- Sublegion:
Zatheria
()
- Mckenna, 1975
- Infralegion:
Tribosphenida
()
- (Mckenna, 1975) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Supercohort:
Theria
()
- (Parker & Haswell, 1897) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Cohort:
Marsupialia
()
- (Illiger, 1811) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Marsupials
- Magnorder:
Australidelphia
()
- (Szalay, in Archer, Ed., 1982) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Superorder:
Eometatheria
()
- (Simpson, 1970) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Grandorder:
Dasyuromorphia
()
- (Gill, 1872) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Order:
Dasyuromorphia
()
- (Gill, 1872) Aplin & Archer, in Archer, Ed., 1987
- Family:
Dasyuridae
()
- (Goldfuss, 1820) Waterhouse, 1838
- Subfamily:
Sminthopsinae
()
- Tribe:
Sminthopsini
()
- Genus:
Sminthopsis
()
- Thomas, 1887
- Specific name:
aitkeni
- Kitchener, Stoddart and Henry, 1984
- Scientific name: - Sminthopsis aitkeni Kitchener, Stoddart and Henry, 1984
- Specific name:
aitkeni
- Kitchener, Stoddart and Henry, 1984
- Genus:
Sminthopsis
(
- Tribe:
Sminthopsini
(
- Subfamily:
Sminthopsinae
(
- Family:
Dasyuridae
(
- Order:
Dasyuromorphia
(
- Grandorder:
Dasyuromorphia
(
- Superorder:
Eometatheria
(
- Magnorder:
Australidelphia
(
- Cohort:
Marsupialia
(
- Supercohort:
Theria
(
- Infralegion:
Tribosphenida
(
- Sublegion:
Zatheria
(
- Legion:
Cladotheria
(
- Superlegion:
Trechnotheria
(
- Infraclass:
Holotheria
(
- Subclass:
Theriiformes
(
- Class:
Mammalia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 28-Nov-2006
Similar Species
Members of the genus Sminthopsis
There are approximately 37 species in this genus:
S. aitkeni (Kangaroo Island Dunnart) · S. archeri (Chestnut Dunnart) · S. bindi (Kakadu Dunnart) · S. boullangerensis (Boullanger Island Dunnart) · S. butleri (Carpentarian Dunnart) · S. crassicaudata (Fat-Tailed Dunnart) · S. crassicaudata centralis · S. crassicaudata crassicaudata (Fat-Tailed Dunnart) · S. dolichura (Little Long-Tailed Dunnart) · S. douglasi (Julia Creek Dunnart) · S. froggatti · S. fuliginosus (Sooty Dunnart) · S. gilberti (Gilbert's Dunnart) · S. granulipes (White-Tailed Dunnart) · S. griseoventer (Boullanger Island Dunnart) · S. griseoventer boulangerensis · S. griseoventer boullangerensis · S. griseoventer griseoventer (Gray-Bellied Dunnart) · S. griseoventer nova (Boullanger Island Dunnart) · S. hirtipes (Hairy-Footed Dunnart) · S. laniger laniger · S. leucopus (White-Footed Dunnart) · S. longicaudata (Long-Tailed Dunnart) · S. macroura (Australian Stripe-Faced Dunnart) · S. macroura froggatti · S. murina (Narrow-Footed Marsupial Mouse) · S. murina murina (Narrow-Footed Marsupial Mouse) · S. murina tatei (Common Dunnart) · S. ooldea (Ooldea Dunnart) · S. psammophila (Large Desert Marsupial-Mouse) · S. rufigenis · S. stalkeri · S. virginiae (Red-Cheeked Dunnart) · S. virginiae nitela · S. virginiae rufigenis · S. virginiae virginiae (Red-Cheeked Dunnart) · S. youngsoni (Lesser Hairy-Footed Dunnart)
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Further Reading
- Colin P. Groves: Status: Unknown
- Groombridge, B. (ed.) 1994. 1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
- Maxwell, S., Burbidge, A.A. and Morris, K. (compilers) 1996. Action Plan for Australian Marsupials and Monotremes. IUCN/SSC Australasian Marsupial and Monotreme Specialist Group. .
- Nowak, Ronald M. 1991. Walker's Mammals of the World, vol. 1, 5th ed. The Johns Hopkins UniversityPress. Baltimore and London. 1629. ISBN: 0-8018-3970-X.
- Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. 1993. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing. Smithsonian Institution Press. Washington, DC, USA. xviii + 1207. ISBN: 1-56098-217-9.
Notes
Contributors
- Australasian Marsupial & Monotreme Specialist Group 1996. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 19, 2008.
- Australasian Marsupial and Monotreme Specialist Group 1996. Sminthopsis aitkeni. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org . Downloaded on 20 October 2006.
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 4, 2006.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 13, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 13, 2008:
- OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider: Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2480118
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-552634
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13816512
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 552634
- IUCN ID: 20294
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 11128
Footnotes
- Australasian Marsupial & Monotreme Specialist Group 1996. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 19, 2008. [back]
