Order Dasyuromorphia Author Colin P. Groves text 1993 Smithsonian Institution Press Washington and London Editor Don E. Wilson Editor DeeAnn M. Reeder Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition) 29 37 book chapter http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7353066 1-56098-217-9 7353066 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 ).