Dasyuromorphia is the marsupial order comprising most of the carnivorous marsupials of Australia and New Guinea. It contains four families: Myrmecobiidae, with its single living species the numbat; Thylacinidae, whose sole recent species the thylacine is extinct; Dasyuridae, with 73 living species including quolls, dunnarts and the Tasmanian devil; and the extinct fossil family Malleodectidae.
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Source Thylacine (Wikidata)
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The order Dasyuromorphia is restricted to Australia, New Guinea, Tasmania, and some small nearby islands.
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The order Dasyuromorphia is restricted to Australia, New Guinea, Tasmania, and some small nearby islands.
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Dasyuromorphia ( da-see-yoor-oh-MOR-fee-ə) is an order comprising most of the Australian carnivorous marsupials.
View the SourceWikidata: Dasyuromorphia
Wikidata Q213333, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Thylacine (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Thylacine, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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