Stripe-faced dunnart
Sminthopsis macroura (Gould, 1845)
The stripe-faced dunnart (Sminthopsis macroura) is a species in the family Dasyuridae, order Dasyuromorphia. Recorded adults weigh 20 g to 21.3 g and live up to 4.9 years. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the stripe-faced dunnart
- Weight
- 20 g – 21.3 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 4.9 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 4.91 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Gestation
- 12 dayssrc for Gestation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 7src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 4.35 months – 5.22 monthssrc for Age at maturity
- Litters or clutches a year
- 2src for Litters or clutches a year
- Active
- At night (nocturnal)src for Active
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
Where does the stripe-faced dunnart live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The stripe-faced dunnart is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Why a country list is not a range map
Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.
What is the stripe-faced dunnart?
The striped-faced dunnart (Sminthopsis macroura) is a small, Australian, nocturnal, "marsupial mouse," part of the family Dasyuridae. The species' distribution occurs throughout much of inland central and northern Australia, occupying a range of arid and semi-arid habitats.
While the species has a broad distribution range, it has been declining across much of Australia, including the western region of New South Wales (NSW). This is due to several threatening processes, primarily habitat degradation.
This has led to the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage listing the species as 'vulnerable'. The species is not listed on the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act). The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species list the species as of 'least concern'.
Recent genetic studies have discovered that this dunnart species is in fact three distinct species that over several million years diverged from each other. However, because they are difficult to distinguish, they tend to be treated as a single species.
The three subspecies are as follows:
Sminthopsis macroura macroura in central, eastern, and western Australia
S.m. stalkeri in central northern Australia
S.m. froggatti in the Kimberley region
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Is the stripe-faced dunnart endangered?
The stripe-faced dunnart is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the stripe-faced dunnart classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderDasyuromorphia
- familyDasyuridae
- genusSminthopsis
- SpeciesSminthopsis macroura (Gould, 1845)
Synonyms Podabrus macrourus
Other names and names in other languages (11)
- دنارت مخطط الوجهArabic
- vakomyš písčitáCzech
- Streifengesicht-Schmalfuß-BeutelmausGerman
- Ratón Marsupial de Cara RayadaSpanish
- juovaotsapussikkoFinnish
- Souris MarsupialeFrench
- Dunnart à tête rayéeFrench
- Souris Marsupiale À Face RayéeFrench
- クマドリスミントプシスJapanese
- grubogonik pustynnyPolish
- Полосатолицая сумчатая мышьRussian
Relatives of the stripe-faced dunnart
Other species in the same genus Sminthopsis.
Fat-tailed dunnart
Sminthopsis crassicaudata
Kangaroo island dunnart
Sminthopsis aitkeni
Long-tailed dunnart
Sminthopsis longicaudata
Sandhill dunnart
Sminthopsis psammophila
Chestnut dunnart
Sminthopsis archeri
Julia Creek dunnart
Sminthopsis douglasi
CompareStripe-faced dunnart vs Fat-tailed dunnartStripe-faced dunnart vs Kangaroo island dunnartStripe-faced dunnart vs Long-tailed dunnartStripe-faced dunnart vs Sandhill dunnart
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the stripe-faced dunnart?
An adult stripe-faced dunnart weighs 20 g – 21.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the stripe-faced dunnart live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the stripe-faced dunnart for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
Is the stripe-faced dunnart endangered?
The stripe-faced dunnart is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
How long does the stripe-faced dunnart live?
The stripe-faced dunnart has a recorded lifespan of 4.9 years.
How long is the stripe-faced dunnart pregnant?
The recorded gestation period is 12 days.
What kind of animal is the stripe-faced dunnart?
The stripe-faced dunnart (Sminthopsis macroura) belongs to the family Dasyuridae in the order Dasyuromorphia.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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