NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Kakadu Dunnart
Sminthopsis bindi Van Dyck, Woinarski & Press, 1994
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
IUCN range map of the Kakadu Dunnart
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Open encyclopedia reference
The Kakadu dunnart (Sminthopsis bindi) is a dunnart first described in 1994 and whose closest relative is the Carpentarian dunnart. It typically has a body length of 50-85mm with a tail 60-105mm long, for a total length between 110-190mm. It weighs between 10-25g, placing it in the mid-range of dunnarts. Its colour is grey, gingery on the upper body and underbelly, with white feet.
The Kakadu dunnart lives near the Top End of the Northern Territory of Australia around the Kakadu National Park. It prefers a habitat of stony woodlands on a hilly geography.
Little is known about the social organisation or breeding habits of this species, as it is not well studied, but it probably breeds in the dry season and may burrow.
Its diet may include arthropods and other insects.
Wikipedia contributors, Kakadu dunnart; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T03:42:17.857803+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Sminthopsis bindi Van Dyck, Woinarski & Press, 1994
- Name authority
- Van Dyck, Woinarski & Press, 1994
- Common name
- Kakadu Dunnart
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Dasyuromorphia
- Family
- Dasyuridae
- Genus
- Sminthopsis
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassMetatheria Huxley, 1880
- orderDasyuromorphia Gill, 1872
- familyDasyuridae Goldfuss, 1820
- subfamilySminthopsinae Archer, 1982
- genusSminthopsis Thomas, 1887
- speciesSminthopsis bindi Van Dyck, Woinarski & Press, 1994
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Sminthopsis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Fat-tailed DunnartSminthopsis crassicaudata (Gould, 1844) | DasyuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Little Long-tailed DunnartSminthopsis dolichura Kitchener, Stoddart & Henry, 1984 | DasyuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Julia Creek DunnartSminthopsis douglasi Archer, 1979 | DasyuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-tailed DunnartSminthopsis granulipes Troughton, 1932 | DasyuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gray-bellied DunnartSminthopsis griseoventer Kitchener, Stoddart & Henry, 1984 | DasyuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Greater Hairy-footed DunnartSminthopsis hirtipes Thomas, 1898 | DasyuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-footed DunnartSminthopsis leucopus (Gray, 1842) | DasyuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Common DunnartSminthopsis murina (Waterhouse, 1838) | DasyuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ooldea DunnartSminthopsis ooldea Troughton, 1965 | DasyuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Kangaroo Island DunnartSminthopsis aitkeni Kitchener, Stoddart & Henry, 1984 | DasyuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Chestnut DunnartSminthopsis archeri Van Dyck, 1986 | DasyuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Butler's DunnartSminthopsis butleri Archer, 1979 | DasyuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=709401 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4XWZ3. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.