Sminthopsis macroura (Gould 1845)

[Sminthopsis] macroura (Gould 1845), Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1845: 79.

Type Locality: Australia, Queensland, Darling Downs.

Vernacular Names: Stripe-faced Dunnart.

Synonyms: Sminthopsis froggatti Ramsay 1887; Sminthopsis larapinta Spencer 1896; Sminthopsis monticola Troughton 1965; Sminthopsis stalkeri Thomas 1906 .

Distribution: Australia: NW New South Wales, W Queensland, S Northern Territory, N South Australia, N Western Australia.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: S. macroura species-group. See Archer (1979:329, 1981:148). According to Blacket et al. (2001), this is probably a species complex rather than a single species, including froggatti and stalkeri .