The red-cheeked dunnart is a small carnivorous marsupial. Reddish patches may appear beside its cheeks and neck, and the species occurs from northern Australia to southern New Guinea and the Aru Islands.
Reddish patches may occur on the sides of the head and neck, but their color and prominence vary among individuals.
It is a small insect-eater that favors dense vegetation on heavy soils near wetlands or rivers in tropical forest and savanna woodland.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.