Dasyuromorphia
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Dasyuromorphia is an order of carnivorous marsupials that includes quolls, dunnarts, and the Tasmanian devil, primarily native to Australia and New Guinea.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dasyuromorphia canonical | 5 |
| Dasyuridae | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
order
ⓘ
taxonomic rank ⓘ |
| clade |
Marsupialia
ⓘ
surface form:
Metatheria
|
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| containsFamily |
Dasyuridae
ⓘ
Myrmecobiidae ⓘ Thylacinidae ⓘ |
| containsSuborder | Dasyuromorphia sensu stricto ⓘ |
| diet | carnivorous ⓘ |
| distributionRegion |
Australasian realm
ⓘ
surface form:
Australasia
|
| habitat |
arid regions
ⓘ
forests ⓘ grasslands ⓘ woodlands ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
pouch in females
ⓘ
predatory dentition ⓘ primarily nocturnal species ⓘ |
| hasCommonName | dasyuromorphs ⓘ |
| higherClassification | Mammalia ⓘ |
| includesCommonNameGroup |
Tasmanian devil
ⓘ
antechinuses ⓘ dunnarts ⓘ kowari ⓘ numbat ⓘ phascogales ⓘ planigales ⓘ quolls ⓘ thylacine ⓘ |
| includesExtantTaxa | true ⓘ |
| includesExtinctTaxa | true ⓘ |
| includesGenus |
Dasyurus
ⓘ
Sarcophilus ⓘ Sminthopsis ⓘ |
| infraclass | Marsupialia ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| namedFor | Greek word dasys (hairy) and oura (tail) ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Australia
ⓘ
New Guinea ⓘ Tasmania ⓘ |
| notableSpecies |
Myrmecobius fasciatus
ⓘ
Tasmanian devil ⓘ
surface form:
Sarcophilus harrisii
Thylacinus cynocephalus ⓘ |
| orderOf | carnivorous marsupials ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | modern mammalogy ⓘ |
| reproductiveMode | marsupial ⓘ |
| studiedInField | marsupial biology ⓘ |
| subclass | Theria ⓘ |
| superorder | Australidelphia ⓘ |
| taxonRank | order ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Dasyuridae
subject surface form:
Tasmanian devil