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Dasyuridae
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The Dasyuridae are a family of marsupials native to Australia and New Guinea, including 71 extant species divided into 17 genera. Many are small and mouse-like or shrew-like, giving some of them the name marsupial mice or marsupial shrews, but the group also includes the cat-sized quolls, as well as the Tasmanian devil. They are found in a wide range of habitats, including grassland, underground, forests, and mountains. Some species are arboreal or semiaquatic. The Dasyuridae are often called the 'marsupial carnivores', as most members of the family are insectivores.
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Dasyuridae is a family of mammals within the order Dasyuromorphia. It belongs to the class Mammalia and the phylum Chordata in the kingdom Animalia. The family was described by Goldfuss in 1820 and holds an accepted taxonomic status.
Records for this family are held by institutions such as ANWC, with occurrences documented in Papua New Guinea. The taxon has 300,290 recorded occurrences and 832 associated records.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderDasyuromorphia
- FamilyDasyuridae
Хищные сумчатые (Dasyuridae) — семейство млекопитающих одноимённого отряда. Распространены в Австралии, Тасмании, Новой Гвинее и на прилегающих мелких островах. К этому семейству принадлежат самые мелкие в отряде (сумчатый тушканчик), средние или крупные (тасманский дьявол) сумчатые, крайне разнообразные по внешнему виду и образу жизни. Длина тела от 8 до 130 см, вес от 5 г до 12 кг. У большинства видов чуть удлинённое тело, заострённые уши, длинный хвост, покрытый волосами по всей длине, и относительно короткие конечности. Хвост не хватательный. Конечности стопоходящие; пальцы не срастаются между собой. Передние конечности пятипалые, а задние (у наземных видов) — без большого пальца. У наземных видов задние конечности также могут быть заметно удлиненны. Выводковая сумка может отсутствовать, образовываться только в период размножения или иметься постоянно; открывается назад. Число сосков у самок — от 2 до 12 (обычно 6—8). Зубная система архаичная, с полным рядом небольших резцов; клыки крупные. Зубов — от 42 до 46. Волосяной покров короткий, густой и мягкий; окраска бурая, серая, красноватая или чёрная, иногда с пятнами и полосами. Хищные сумчатые обитают в самых разных ландшафтах,
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- Dasyuridae
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- ANWC
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- Papua New Guinea
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The Dasyuridae are a family of marsupials native to Australia and New Guinea, including 71 extant species divided into 17 genera. Many are small and mouse-like or shrew-like, giving some of them the name marsupial mice or marsupial shrews, but the group also includes the cat-sized quolls, as well as the Tasmanian devil. They are found in a wide range of habitats, including grassland, underground, forests, and mountains. Some species are arboreal or semiaquatic. The Dasyuridae are often called the 'marsupial carnivores', as most members of the family are insectivores.
==Characteristics== Most dasyurids are roughly the size of mice, but a few species are much larger. The smallest species is the Pilbara ningaui, which is from in length, and weighs just , while the largest, the Tasmanian devil, is long, and weighs from . The smaller dasyurids typically resemble shrews or mice in appearance, with long tails and narrow, pointed noses. The larger species bear a resemblance to such placental carnivores as mongooses or mustelids.
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