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Tasmanian Devil

Tasmanian Devil

The Tasmanian Devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) is a carnivorous marsupial now found in the wild only in the Australian island state of Tasmania. The Tasmanian Devil is the only extant member of the genus Sarcophilus. The size of a small dog, but stocky and muscular, the Tasmanian Devil is now the largest carnivorous marsupial in the world after the extinction of the Thylacine in 1936.

 
 
Dunnart

Dunnart

Dunnarts are furry narrow-footed marsupials the size of a mouse, members of the genus Sminthopsis. They are mainly insectivorous. A male dunnart's Y chromosome has only 4 genes, making it the smallest known mammalian Y chromosome. There are 21 species, all in Australia and some in New Guinea: Genus Sminthopsis S. crassicaudata species-group Fat-tailed Dunnart, Sminthopsis crassicaudata S.

 
 
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Tiger Quoll

Tiger Quoll

The Tiger Quoll (Dasyurus maculatus), also known as the Spotted-tail Quoll, the Spotted Quoll, the Spotted-tailed Dasyure or (erroneously) the Tiger Cat, is a carnivorous marsupial native to Australia. It is mainland Australia's largest carnivorous marsupial and considered an apex predator.

 
 
Antechinus

Antechinus

Antechinus is a genus of dasyurid marsupial that is indigenous to Australia (including Tasmania and some outlying islands) and New Guinea. The majority of Antechinus species occur in Australia and only two species (currently with a putative third) have been described in New Guinea. Members of this species have been called broad-footed marsupial mice, pouched mice, or antechinus shrews.

 
 
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Planigale

The genus Planigale are small carnivorous marsupials found in Australia and New Guinea. It is the only genus in the Planigalini tribe of the subfamily Sminthopsinae. There are five species: Paucident Planigale, Planigale gilesi Long-tailed Planigale, Planigale ingrami Common Planigale, Planigale maculata New Guinean Planigale, Planigale novaeguineae Narrow-nosed Planigale, Planigale tenuirostris