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Antechinus
''Antechinus'' (// ('ant-echinus')) is a genus of small dasyurid marsupial endemic to Australia. They resemble mice with the bristly fur of shrews. Names They are also sometimes called 'broad-footed marsupial mice', 'pouched mice', or 'Antechinus shrews'. However, the majority of those common names are considered either regional or archaic; the modern common name for the animal is antechinus. Description ''Antechinus'' have short fur and are generally greyish or brownish in colour, varying with species. The fur is dense and generally soft. Their tails are thin and tapering and range from slightly shorter to slightly longer than body length. Their heads are conical in shape and ears are small to medium in size. Some species have a relatively long, narrow snout that gives them a shrew-like appearance. Species vary from in length and weigh when fully grown. '' A. agilis'' is the smallest known species, and '' A. swainsonii'' the largest. Sexual dimorphism occurs in most spec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yellow-footed Antechinus (Antechinus Flavipes) (17067818099)
The yellow-footed antechinus (''Antechinus flavipes''), also known as the mardo, is a shrew-like marsupial found in Australia. One notable feature of the species is its sexual behavior. The male yellow-footed antechinus engages in such frenzied mating that its immune system becomes compromised, resulting in stress related death before it is one year old. Taxonomy The yellow-footed antechinus was described in 1838 by George Robert Waterhouse, referring to a specimen that was collected north of the Hunter River in New South Wales. The author tentatively placed the new species with the genus ''Phascogale'', recognising the similar dentition by reference to a description but without a skull for a closer comparison. The specific epithet ''flavipes'' means yellow-footed. The species has occasionally been combined with the '' Antechinus stuartii'' (brown antechinus). A member of the family Dasyuridae, the yellow-footed antechinus is the most widespread of all the members of its gen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agile Antechinus
The agile antechinus (''Antechinus agilis'') is a species of small carnivorous marsupial of the family Dasyuridae. It is found in Australia. Taxonomy The agile antechinus was long considered to be a form of the brown antechinus (''Antechinus stuartii''), and was only recognised as a distinct species after a study of genetic variation within the brown antechinus in 1980. However, it was not formally described until 1998. Characteristics The agile antechinus is nearly indistinguishable from the brown antechinus, but it is slightly smaller and its fur has a more greyish tinge. It feeds mostly on invertebrates, including beetles, spiders and cockroaches, but may also devour small lizards and soft berries. The species has been known to enter torpor in response to shortages of food. Like all antechinuses, the agile antechinus has a short and violent breeding season, after which the males all die.Shimmin, Glenn A., David A. Taggart, and Peter D. Temple-Smith.Mating behaviour in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antechinus Stuartii
The brown antechinus (''Antechinus stuartii''), also known as Stuart's antechinus and Macleay's marsupial mouse, is a species of small carnivorous marsupial of the family Dasyuridae. The males die after their first breeding season, and the species holds the world record for being the world's smallest semelparous mammal. Description ''Antechinus stuartii'' is mostly light brown above, including the upper surfaces of its feet, and a lighter brown below and on its tail. Its body length is and its tail , and it weighs . Unlike in other members of ''Antechinus'', no pale-coloured eye ring occurs. ''Antechinus agilis'' is similar in appearance and difficult to distinguish except by its distribution. Taxonomy The brown antechinus was only the third in its genus to be described and as such, until recently, has included species such as the agile antechinus (''Antechinus agilis''), the subtropical antechinus (''Antechinus subtropicus''), and the tropical antechinus (''Antechinus adustus' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dasyuridae
The Dasyuridae are a family of marsupials native to Australia and New Guinea, including 71 extant species divided into 17 genera. Many are small and mouse-like or shrew-like, giving some of them the name marsupial mice or marsupial shrews, but the group also includes the cat-sized quolls, as well as the Tasmanian devil. They are found in a wide range of habitats, including grassland, underground, forests, and mountains, and some species are arboreal or semiaquatic. The Dasyuridae are often called the 'marsupial carnivores', as most members of the family are insectivores. Characteristics Most dasyurids are roughly the size of mice, but a few species are much larger. The smallest species is the Pilbara ningaui, which is from in length, and weighs just , while the largest, the Tasmanian devil, is long, and weighs from . The smaller dasyurids typically resemble shrews or mice in appearance, with long tails and narrow, pointed noses. The larger species bear a resemblance to such ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antechinus Arktos
''Antechinus arktos'', the black-tailed antechinus, is a species of small carnivorous marsupial native to Australia. Taxonomy The black-tailed antechinus was first described in 2014 by Baker and others and is one of the most recently described marsupials. It had previously been described as ''Antechinus swainsonii mimetes'', a subspecies of the Dusky antechinus. A member of the dasyurid family, the Black-Tailed antechinus is a member of the genus ''Antechinus'', of which it is thought to be one of the most restricted members, located only at high altitudes in far north-eastern New south Wales and the adjoining ranges in south-eastern Queensland. Description Dr. Andrew Baker from the Queensland University of Technology reports: "The tail emerges from a body that is very shaggy, very hairy, with really long guard hairs. On the rump of the animal it becomes almost an orangey-brown colour, but where the tail emerges from the rump there is quite a distinct change from orange rump ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buff-footed Antechinus
The buff-footed antechinus (''Antechinus mysticus'') is a species of marsupial Marsupials are any members of the mammalian infraclass Marsupialia. All extant marsupials are endemic to Australasia, Wallacea and the Americas. A distinctive characteristic common to most of these species is that the young are carried in a po .... References {{Taxonbar, from=Q19657073 Marsupials of Australia Mammals described in 2012 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swamp Antechinus
The swamp antechinus (''Antechinus minimus''), also known as the little Tasmanian marsupial mouse, is a species of shrew-like marsupial of the family Dasyuridae and as such is related to dunnarts, quolls and the Tasmanian devil. Taxonomy The swamp antechinus was first described in 1803 (the first of all the antechinuses) by Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, who placed it in the genus ''Dasyurus'' (quolls), hence its species name ''minimus'', which means "smallest". There are two recognised subspecies of the Swamp Antechinus: *''A. m. minimus'', found in Tasmania and Bass Strait; *''A. m. maritimus'', found on the mainland; this subspecies is declining and is classed as near threatened. Habitat and distribution The area inhabited by the subspecies ''A. m. maritimus'' is in the south of the central highlands, Wimmera and Alpine areas of Victoria and the extreme south of South Australia around Mount Gambier. For the nominate subspecies ''A. m. minimus'', the range is Tasmania, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinnamon Antechinus
The cinnamon antechinus (''Antechinus leo''), also known as the Iron Ranges antechinus and the Cape York antechinus, is a species of small carnivorous marsupial of the family Dasyuridae. It is the only mammal endemic to Cape York Peninsula, being confined to semideciduous forest around the McIlraith and Iron Ranges. Along with the Atherton antechinus (''Antechinus godmani''), it is the rarest in its genus. Taxonomy The cinnamon antechinus was not scientifically described until 1980. It had previously been confused with both the yellow-footed antechinus (''A. flavipes rubeculus'') and the Atherton antechinus (''A. godmani''). A member of the dasyurid family, the species name of the cinnamon antechinus, ''leo'', refers to the lion-like cinnamon colour of its fur. Description The cinnamon antechinus is one of the largest of the antechinuses, and is more rufous than its relatives. It is nocturnal and arboreal, and feeds on various invertebrates. Like all antechinuses, the males ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atherton Antechinus
The Atherton antechinus (''Antechinus godmani''), also known as Godman's antechinus, is a species of small carnivorous marsupial native to Australia. It is one of the rarest members of its genus, and differs from other antechinuses in its more rufous body colour and small eyes. Taxonomy The Atherton antechinus was first described in 1923 by Oldfield Thomas. For many years, it was regarded as a subspecies of the yellow-footed antechinus (''A. flavipes''). A member of the dasyurid family, the Atherton antechinus is a member of the genus ''Antechinus'', of which it is one of the most restricted members. Description The Atherton antechinus is a dull brown colour, and is among the largest of the antechinuses. The species has an almost naked tail. The Atherton antechinus believed to be mostly nocturnal or crepuscular, and feeds mostly on terrestrial invertebrates. The mating season is July–August, after which all of the males die. Distribution and habitat The Atherton antechi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fawn Antechinus
The fawn antechinus (''Antechinus bellus'') is a species of small carnivorous marsupial found in northern Australia. It is the only ''Antechinus'' to be found in the Northern Territory and has a patchy, restricted range. Taxonomy The earliest scientific collection of a fawn antechinus was made by John T. Tunney, and the first zoological description was made in 1904 by the renowned biologist Oldfield Thomas, who gave it the species name ''bellus'', meaning beautiful. It has never been confused with other species. It is a member of the family Dasyuridae and of the genus ''Antechinus'' (meaning "hedgehog-equivalent"), which has nine other members. Description The fawn antechinus is unique among antechinuses, being considerably paler than many of its relatives. It is a light grey colour and is distinguished from the only other similar species in the area where it lives (the sandstone dibbler and the red-cheeked dunnart) by its larger size and paler colouring. It is insectivorous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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