different between dasyurid vs phascogale

dasyurid

English

Noun

dasyurid (plural dasyurids)

  1. A member of the family Dasyuridae, comprising carnivorous marsupials.
    • 1998, Terence Lindsey, Mammals of Australia, New Holland 2004, p. 22:
      The Tasmanian Devil and the several species of quolls are by far the largest of the dasyurids, but the group is very diverse, and includes about 30 species of small insect-eaters, some not a lot bigger than a mouse.

Synonyms

  • dasyure

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phascogale

English

Etymology

From genus name, translingual Phascogale (from Ancient Greek ???????? (phásk?los, pouch, wallet) + ????? (galé?, weasel)), classified 1824 by Dutch zoologist Coenraad Jacob Temminck.

Noun

phascogale (plural phascogales)

  1. Any of several Australian dasyurid marsupials, of the genus Phascogale, the males of which die shortly after mating

Synonyms

  • pouched mouse
  • wambenger
  • tapoa tafa

phascogale From the web:

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