Species Antechinomys laniger (Gould, 1856)
Kultarr
Generic Combinations
- Antechinomys laniger (Gould, 1856).
Introduction
Mahoney & Ride (1988: 14), following Archer (1977: 19), listed synonyms, rather than subspecies.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
IBRA
NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Burt Plain (BRT), Carnarvon (CAR), Channel Country (CHC), Coolgardie (COO), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Central Ranges (CR), Dampierland (DL), Davenport Murchison Ranges (DMR), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Finke (FIN), Gascoyne (GAS), Gawler (GAW), Gibson Desert (GD), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Jarrah Forest (JF), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Murchison (MUR), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Nullarbor (NUL), Pilbara (PIL), Riverina (RIV), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP), Sturt Plateau (STU), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tanami (TAN), Victorian Midlands (VM), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)
Ecological Descriptors
Arthropod-feeder, burrower, low open woodland, low woodland, open scrub, predator, subtropical, tall shrubland, terrestrial.
General References
Archer, M. 1977. Revision of the dasyurid marsupial genus Antechinomys Krefft. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 18: 17-29 pls 8-13 [19]
Archer, M. 1981. Systematic revision of the dasyurid marsupial genus Sminthopsis Thomas. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 18: 61-224 (removed species to Sminthopsis)
Baudinette, R.V., Nagle, K.A. & Scott, R.A.D. 1976. Locomotory energetics in a marsupial (Antechinomys spenceri) and a rodent (Notomys alexis). Experientia (Basel) 32: 583-585
Dickman, C.R. 1994. Native mammals of western New South Wales: Past neglect, future rehabilitation? pp. 81-91 in Lunney, D., Hand, S.Reed, P. & Butcher, D. (eds). Future of the fauna of western New South Wales. Mosman : Royal Zoological Society of NSW 245 pp.
Geiser, F. 1986. Thermoregulation and torpor in the kultarr, Antechinomys laniger (Marsupialia: Dasyuridae). Journal of Comparative Physiology B 156: 751-757
Happold, M. 1973. Maternal and juvenile behaviour in the marsupial jerboa, Antechinomys spenceri (Dasyuridae). Australian Mammalogy 1: 27-37
Mahoney, J.A. & Ride, W.D.L. 1988. Dasyuridae. pp. 14-33 in Walton, D.W. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia Volume 5. Mammalia. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service x 274 pp. [Date published 13/Apr/1988] [14]
Morton, S.R. 1982. Dasyurid marsupials of the Australian arid zone: an ecological review. pp. 117-130 in Archer, M. (ed.). Carnivorous Marsupials. Sydney : Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales Vol. 1 i-vi, 396 pp.
Strong, B.W. & Low, W.A. 1986. Recent observations and habitat preference of the kultarr, Antechinomys laniger, in the Northern Territory. Northern Territory Naturalist 9: 3-8
Valente, A. 1995. Kultarr Antechinomys laniger. pp. 121-122 in Strahan, R. (ed.). The Mammals of Australia: The National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife. Sydney : Reed New Holland 756 pp.
Wooller, R.D. 1984. Reproduction in Antechinomys laniger ('spenceri' form) (Marsupialia: Dasyuridae): field and laboratory investigations. Australian Wildlife Research 11: 481-489
Common Name References
ABRS 2001. Census of Australian Vertebrates. Australian Biological Resources Study. (Kultarr)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02-Sep-2019 | 29-Oct-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 15-Oct-2010 | 15-Oct-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 07-Feb-2024 | 15-Oct-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |