Sminthopsis macroura (Gould 1845)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Dasyuromorphia, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 22-37 : 35

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scientific name	Sminthopsis macroura (Gould 1845)
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[Sminthopsis] macroura (Gould 1845) , Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1845: 79.

Type Locality: Australia, Queensland, Darling Downs.

Vernacular Names: Stripe-faced Dunnart.

Synonyms: Sminthopsis froggatti Ramsay 1887 ; Sminthopsis larapinta Spencer 1896 ; Sminthopsis monticola Troughton 1965 ; Sminthopsis stalkeri Thomas 1906 .

Distribution: Australia: NW New South Wales, W Queensland, S Northern Territory, N South Australia, N Western Australia.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: S. macroura species-group. See Archer (1979:329, 1981:148). According to Blacket et al. (2001), this is probably a species complex rather than a single species, including froggatti and stalkeri .