The stripe-faced dunnart (Sminthopsis macroura) is one of the most widespread dasyurids in Australia, occurring mostly in semiarid and arid habitats. It is not known to inhabit coastal regions of southern Australia, and no records have previously been recorded from latitudes greater than 28.5°S in Western Australia. Following the capture of an individual south of the known species range provisionally identified based on external morphology as S. macroura, we used DNA and craniodental morphology to corroborate the specimen’s identification, providing a record of the species at Eucla, Western Australia. This represents a large range extension for S. macroura of 630 km from the nearest confirmed records of the species in Western Australia and South Australia.
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19 April 2024
A southern range extension for Sminthopsis macroura in Western Australia, at Eucla
Linette S. Umbrello,
Nathan Beerkens,
Joshua Keen,
Sylvie Schmidt,
Roy J. Teale,
Kenny J. Travouillon,
Michael Westerman,
Andrew M. Baker
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Australian Journal of Zoology
Vol. 71 • No. 6
April 2024
Vol. 71 • No. 6
April 2024
biodiversity survey
Dasyuridae
marsupial
morphology
museum
phylogenetics
range extension