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

TYPE LOCALITY: Australia, Queensland, Darling Downs .

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

STATUS: Common.

SYNONYMS: froggatti, larapinta, monticola, stalkeri.

COMMENTS: See Archer (1979:329, 1981:148).