| 词条 | Ningaui |
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| name = Ningauis[1] | image = | image_caption = | taxon = Ningaui | authority = Archer, 1975 | type_species = Ningaui timealeyi | type_species_authority = Archer, 1975 | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision =
}}Ningauis, members of the genus Ningaui, are small members of the dasyurid family. Along with the planigales, they are among the smallest marsupials. They are related to the dunnarts and are restricted to arid regions of Australia.[2] All ningauis are nocturnal hunters of invertebrates. In appearance they resemble mice or similar small rodents, but can be distinguished by their pointed snouts. The genus Ningaui was one of the last of the Australian marsupial genera to be erected; this occurred with the surprise discovery of the Wongai ningaui (N. ridei) and the Pilbara ningaui (N. timealeyi) in 1975.[2] The name "ningaui" refers to a creature from Aboriginal myth.[3] SpeciesThe three species of ningaui are:[1]
References1. ^1 {{MSW3 Groves | pages = 27}} {{Dasyuromorphia|D.S.}}{{Taxonbar|from=Q1754405}}{{marsupial-stub}}2. ^1 {{cite book | last = Menkhorst | first = Peter | year = 2001 | title = A Field Guide to the Mammals of Australia | publisher = Oxford University Press | page = 62}} 3. ^{{Cite book|last=McKenzie|first=N.L.|last2=Dickman|first2=C.R.|contribution=Wongai Ningaui|title=The Mammals of Australia|editor-last=Strahan|editor-first=Ronald|publisher=Reed Books|year=1995|pages=116–117|isbn=0-7301-0484-2|postscript=}} 4 : Dasyuromorphs|Marsupials of Australia|Marsupial genera|Taxa named by Mike Archer (paleontologist) |
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