Dasyurinae | |
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Tiger quoll | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
Order: | Dasyuromorphia |
Family: | Dasyuridae |
Subfamily: |
Dasyurinae Goldfuss, 1820 |
Tribes & Genera | |
Dasyurini - 10 genera |
Dasyurini - 10 genera
Phascogalini - 7 genera
The subfamily Dasyurinae includes several genera of small carnivorous marsupials native to Australia: quolls, kowari, mulgara, kaluta, dibblers, phascogales, pseudantechinuses, and the Tasmanian devil. The subfamily is defined largely on biochemical criteria.
Order Dasyuromorphia