Sminthopsis murino (Waterhouse, 1838) . Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1837:76 (1838).

TYPE LOCALITY: Australia, New South Wales, N of Hunter River .

DISTRIBUTION: SW Western Australia, SE South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales, E Queensland.

STATUS: Common.

SYNONYMS: albipes, tatei.

COMMENTS: See Archer (1979:329, 1981:94-99).