Genus Antechinus Macleay, 1841
- Antechinus Macleay, W.S. 1841. Notice of a new genus of Mammalia discovered by J. Stuart, Esq., in New South Wales. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 1 8: 241-243 [242].
Type species:
Antechinus stuartii Macleay, 1841 by monotypy.
Introduction
Molecular phylogeny for genus and analysis of variation between species given by Baker & Van Dyck (2013).
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Probably the whole of New Guinea.
IBRA
ACT, NSW, Qld, SA, Tas, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP) ; NSW, Qld, SA, Tas, Vic: Ben Lomond (BEL), King (KIN), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE) ; NSW, Qld, SA, Tas, Vic, WA: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Flinders (FLI), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT) ; NSW, Qld, SA, Vic: Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Kanmantoo (KAN) ; NSW, Qld, SA, Vic, WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Esperance Plains (ESP), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL) ; NT: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Pine Creek (PCK), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW)
Distribution References
General References
Baker, A.M., Mutton, T.Y. & Hines, H.B. 2013. A new dasyurid marsupial from Kroombit Tops, south-east Queensland, Australia: the Silver-headed Antechinus, Antechinus argentus sp. nov. (Marsupialia: Dasyuridae). Zootaxa 3746(2): 201–239
Baker, A.M. & Van Dyck, S. 2013. Taxonomy and redescription of the Fawn Antechinus, Antechinus bellus (Thomas) (Marsupialia: Dasyuridae). Zootaxa 3613(3): 201–228
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17-Oct-2012 | 09-Apr-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 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) |