Order Dasyuromorphia
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Numbat Family:Myrmecobiidae
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Numbat Family:Myrmecobiidae
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Brown Antechinus Antechinus stuartii Family:Dasyuridae
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Brown Antechinus Family:Dasyuridae
8 3-day old pups on 8 teats 40 day old pups. Photo: Jim Kenagy@Burke Museum License: Used with permission
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Tiger Quoll Family:Dasyuridae
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Tiger Quoll Family:Dasyuridae
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Tiger Quoll Family:Dasyuridae
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Tasmanian Devil Family:Dasyuridae
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Tasmanian Devil Family:Dasyuridae
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3 Families, 71 Species
Marsupial carnivores
Tasmanian devil, Tasmanian wolf (extinct since 1930’s)
Australian region
Canines well developed
5 g to 20 kg.