Biology:Antechinomys
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Antechinomys is a genus of the family Dasyuridae, and is represented by two living species. It is the sister genus of Sminthopsis.
Taxonomy
As of 2026[update] there are four species assigned to this genus:[1]
- (W. B. Spencer, 1909) Dodd, Catullo, Travouillon, A. M. Baker, Westerman, & Umbrello, 2025
- O. Thomas, 1906 Antechinomys laniger
- Antechinomys auritus (J. Gould, 1856)
- Antechinomys longicaudatus Antechinomys spenceri
References
- ↑ Dodd, C.S.; Catullo, R.A.; Travouillon, K.J.; Baker, A.M.; Westerman, M.; Umbrello, L.S. (2025). "Cryptic kultarr: Integrative taxonomy reveals unrecognized species of carnivorous marsupial (Dasyuridae: Antechinomys) in arid Australia". Ecology and Evolution 15 (7). doi:10.1002/ece3.71618.
Further reading
- Michael Westerman; Linette Umbrello; Patricia A. Woolley (2023). "On the composition of Antechinomys (Marsupialia: Dasyuridae): how many species?". Australian Journal of Zoology 70 (3): 95–103. doi:10.1071/ZO22041.
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