| Carpentarian dunnart | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Dasyuromorphia |
| Family: | Dasyuridae |
| Genus: | Sminthopsis |
| Species: | S. butleri
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| Binomial name | |
| Sminthopsis butleri Archer, 1979
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| Carpentarian dunnart range | |
The Carpentarian dunnart (Sminthopsis butleri) also known as Butler's dunnart is a marsupial with a puffy brown or mouse grey colour above and the underside of white, similar to its close relative the Kakadu dunnart. Head to anus length is 75-88mm with a tail of 72-90mm long for a total length of 147-178mm. Weight varies from 10-20g depending on a variety of factors including sex, food abundance, habitat etc.
- ^ McKnight, M. (2019). "Sminthopsis butleri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T20295A21948035. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T20295A21948035.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.