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Antechinuses
Antechinus
Antechinus /æntɪˈkaɪnəs/ ('ant-echinus') is a genus of small dasyurid marsupial indigenous to mainland Australia, Tasmania and New Guinea. They resemble mice with the bristly fur of shrews. The majority of Antechinus species occur in Australia and only two species have been described in New Guinea. They are sometimes also called broad-footed marsupial mice, pouched mice, route rat and/or antechinus shrews. However, these common names are considered either regional or archaic and the modern common name for...
15 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 15 known species
Yellow-footed Antechinus
speciesAntechinus flavipes
Brown Antechinus
speciesAntechinus stuartii
Agile Antechinus
speciesAntechinus agilis
Mainland Dusky Antechinus
speciesAntechinus mimetes
Swamp Antechinus
speciesAntechinus minimus
Subtropical Antechinus
speciesAntechinus subtropicus
Tasmanian Dusky Antechinus
speciesAntechinus swainsonii
Buff-footed Antechinus
speciesAntechinus mysticus
Fawn Antechinus
speciesAntechinus bellus
Rusty Antechinus
speciesAntechinus adustus
Black-tailed Antechinus
speciesAntechinus arktos
Atherton Antechinus
speciesAntechinus godmani
Tasman Peninsula Dusky Antechinus
speciesAntechinus vandycki
Cinnamon Antechinus
speciesAntechinus leo
Silver-headed Antechinus
speciesAntechinus argentus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 40181.