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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Sminthopsis youngsoni (Marsupialia: Dasyuridae), the Lesser Hairy-footed Dunnart, a new species from arid Australia.

N. L. McKenzie and M. Archer

Australian Mammalogy 5(4) 267 - 279
Published: 1982

Abstract

A new species of dunnart, Sminthopsis youngsoni, is described. It is smaller than, but most similar to the Hairy-footed Dunnart, S. hirtipes. These two species form a subgroup of arid-adapted species within Sminthopsis. The new species comes from habitats on sandy surfaces throughout arid tropical areas of Western Australia.

https://doi.org/10.1071/AM82029

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