Sminthopsinae

• Antechinomys
• Ningaui
• Planigale
• Sminthopsis
• Sandhill Dunnart Sminthopsis psammophila

  

  The sandhill dunnart is a marsupial of arid Australia. Its back is gray to buff, its underside is white, and its tail has stiff black hairs near the tip. It has been recorded in patches of vegetation on sand dunes and sandplains.

• Kultarr Antechinomys laniger

  

  The kultarr is a nocturnal marsupial of Australia's arid and semi-arid regions. It bounds on long hind feet and feeds mainly on insects and spiders.

• White-footed Dunnart Sminthopsis leucopus

  The white-footed dunnart lives in southeastern Australia and Tasmania. It nests beneath leaf litter or fallen logs and mainly eats invertebrates.

• Stripe-faced Dunnart Sminthopsis macroura

  The stripe-faced dunnart has a black stripe down its face and pale underparts. It is nocturnal, mainly terrestrial, and catches insects and small vertebrates.

• Long-tailed Planigale Planigale ingrami

  Ingram's planigale is a marsupial with a tiny body, flattened head, and long tail. It is active at night and uses cracks in the ground for shelter and foraging in the dry season.

• Common Dunnart Sminthopsis murina

  The common dunnart is a small marsupial of eastern and southern Australia. It searches for insects at night and rests in a nest or shallow burrow by day.

• Common Planigale Planigale maculata

  This small marsupial lives in northeastern Australia and is marked by its flattened head and large ears.

• Fat-tailed Dunnart Sminthopsis crassicaudata

  The fat-tailed dunnart is a small marsupial that stores fat in its tail. It searches for arthropods and small vertebrates at night.

• Narrow-nosed Planigale Planigale tenuirostris

  The Narrow-nosed Planigale is a small marsupial with a flattened, triangular head and a thin tail about as long as its body. It lives in grasslands, shrublands and other habitats in eastern Australia.

• Butler's Dunnart Sminthopsis butleri

  This small carnivorous marsupial has a reported head-and-body length of 88 mm and a tail about 90 mm long. The report gives an average mass of 15–30 g.

• Giles's Planigale Planigale gilesi

  Giles's planigale is a small marsupial with a flattened triangular head. It shelters in cracks in clay soil and eats arthropods.

• Little Long-tailed Dunnart Sminthopsis dolichura

  This small marsupial has a tail longer than its body. It lives in two separated parts of southwestern Australia, in dry woodland and shrubland.