Order Dasyuromorphia Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1 22 37 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316519 Sminthopsis butleri Archer 1979 Sminthopsis butleri Archer 1979 , Aust. Zool., 20 (2): 329 . Type Locality: Australia , Western Australia , Kalumburu ( 14°15'S , 126°40'E ). Vernacular Names: Carpentarian Dunnart . Distribution: In Australia known only from the type locality; also in Papua New Guinea . Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable. Discussion: Name first mentioned by Kirsch (1977:47), but first made available was by Archer (1979) . Not studied by Krajewski et al. (1999, 2000), but Archer (1981) noted that its affinities are probably with S. macroura .