Species Antechinus swainsonii (Waterhouse, 1840)
Dusky Antechinus
- Phascogale swainsonii Waterhouse, G.R. 1840. Description of a new marsupial mammal, belonging to the genus Phascogale. Magazine of Natural History 4: 299-301 [300].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 60.1.5.18 & 60.1.5.26 ♂ skin (60.1.5.18 ); skull (60.1.5.26), TAS. - Antechinus rolandensis Higgins, E.T. & Petterd, W.F. 1883. Descriptions of hitherto undescribed Antechini and Muridae inhabiting Tasmania. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1882: 171-176 1 pl. [publication date established from Anon. 1953. Annual Report, 1952. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 87: ii–viii [vi]] [171].
Type data:
Holotype whereabouts unknown ♂ (not found in TMH or QVM), neighbourhood of Mt Roland, TAS. - Antechinus niger Higgins, E.T. & Petterd, W.F. 1883. Descriptions of hitherto undescribed Antechini and Muridae inhabiting Tasmania. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1882: 171-176 1 pl. [publication date established from Anon. 1953. Annual Report, 1952. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 87: ii–viii [vi]] [172] [tentatively placed as synonym of A. swainsonii by Baker et al. (2015)].
Type data:
Holotype whereabouts unknown ♀ (not found in TMH or QVM), TAS. - Antechinus moorei Higgins, E.T. & Petterd, W.F. 1884. Descriptions of new Tasmanian animals. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1883: 181-184, pl.196 [Date published before 25 June 1884: publication date established from Anon. 1953. Annual Report, 1952. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 87: ii–viii [vi]] [182] [tentatively placed as synonym of A. swainsonii by Baker et al. (2015)].
Type data:
Holotype whereabouts unknown ♂ (not found in TMH or QVM), Long Plains, TAS. - Antechinus moorei assimilis Higgins, E.T. & Petterd, W.F. 1884. New species of Tasmanian Antechini and Mus. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1883: 184-186 [publication date established from Anon. 1953. Annual Report, 1952. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 87: ii–viii [vi]] [185] [as Antechinus moorei var. assimilis; tentatively placed as synonym of A. swainsonii by Baker et al. (2015)].
Type data:
Holotype whereabouts unknown lost (formerly in the museum of the Royal Society of Tasmania), W coast, TAS.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Wakefield, N.A. & Warneke, R.M. 1963. Some revision in Antechinus (Marsupialia)—1. Victorian Naturalist 80: 194-219 [196-197] (not for subspecies)
- Davison, A. 1991. A new subspecies of dusky antechinus, Antechinus swainsonii (Marsupialia: Dasyuridae) from western Victoria. Australian Mammalogy 14: 103-114
- Baker, A.M., Mutton, T.Y., Mason, E.D. & Gray, E.L. 2015. A taxonomic assessment of the Australian Dusky Antechinus Complex: a new species, the Tasman Peninsula Dusky Antechinus (Antechinus vandycki sp. nov.) and an elevation to species of the Mainland Dusky Antechinus (Antechinus swainsonii mimetes (Thomas)). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum - Nature 59: 75-126 [84]
Generic Combinations
- Antechinus swainsonii (Waterhouse, 1840).
Introduction
Ride (1988: 17) listed names as synonyms, following Wakefield & Warneke (1963: 196, 197), rather than listing subspecies.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria
IBRA
NSW, Qld, Tas, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Ben Lomond (BEL), 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), King (KIN), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Closed forest, heath, litter, noctidiurnal, omnivore, predator, tall open forest, terrestrial, tussock grassland, woodland.
Extra Ecological Information
Most commonly associated with dense cover and thick litter.
General References
Baker, A.M., Mutton, T.Y., Mason, E.D. & Gray, E.L. 2015. A taxonomic assessment of the Australian Dusky Antechinus Complex: a new species, the Tasman Peninsula Dusky Antechinus (Antechinus vandycki sp. nov.) and an elevation to species of the Mainland Dusky Antechinus (Antechinus swainsonii mimetes (Thomas)). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum - Nature 59: 75-126 [84] (new Tasmanian records)
Baudinette, R.V. 1994. Locomotion in macropodoid marsupials: gaits, energetics and heat balance. Australian Journal of Zoology 42: 103-124
Bradley, A.J. & Monamy, V. 1991. A physiological profile of male Dusky Antechinuses, Antechinus swainsonii (Marsupialia: Dasyuridae) surviving post-mating mortality. Australian Mammalogy 14: 25-27
Davison, A. 1986. Dentition of Victorian Antechinus species (Marsupialia: Dasyuridae). Australian Mammalogy 9: 73-85
Dickman, C.R. 1982. Some ecological aspects of seasonal breeding in Antechinus (Dasyuridae, Marsupialia). pp. 139-150 in Archer, M. (ed.). Carnivorous Marsupials. Sydney : Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales Vol. 1 i-vi, 396 pp.
Dickman, C.R. 1986. An experimental study of competition between two species of dasyurid marsupials. Ecological Monographs 56: 221-241
Dickman, C.R. 1995. Dusky Antechinus Antechinus swainsonii. pp. 97-99 in Strahan, R. (ed.). The Mammals of Australia: The National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife. Sydney : Reed New Holland 756 pp.
Dunstan, C.E. & Fox, B.J. 1996. The effects of fragmentation and disturbance of rainforest on ground-dwelling small mammals on the Robertson Plateau, New South Wales, Australia. Journal of Biogeography 23: 187-201
Green, K. 1989. Altitudinal and seasonal differences in the diets of Antechinus swainsonii and A. stuartii (Marsupialia: Dasyuridae) in relation to the availability of prey in the Snowy Mountains. Australian Wildlife Research 16: 581-592
Green, K. 2001. Autumnal body mass reduction in Antechinus swainsonii (Dasyuridae) in the Snowy Mountains. Australian Mammalogy 23: 31-36
Green, K. & Crowley, H. 1989. Energetics and behaviour of active subnivean insectivores Antechinus swainsonii and A. stuartii (Marsupialia: Dasyuridae) in the Snowy Mountains. Australian Wildlife Research 16: 509-592
Hall, S. 1980. The diets of two coexisting species of Antechinus (Marsupialia: Dasyuridae). Australian Wildlife Research 7: 365-378
Hall, S. & Lee, A.K. 1982. Habitat use by two species of Antechinus and Rattus fuscipes in tall open forest in southern Victoria. pp. 209-220 in Archer, M. (ed.). Carnivorous Marsupials. Sydney : Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales Vol. 1 i-vi, 396 pp.
Lunney, D., Cullis, B. & Eby, P. 1987. Effects of logging and fire on small mammals in Mumbulla State Forest, near Bega, New South Wales. Australian Wildlife Research 14: 163-181
Lunney, D., Matthews, A. & Grigg, J. 2001. The diet of Antechinus agilis and A. swainsonii in unlogged and regenerating sites in Mumbulla State Forest, south-eastern New South Wales. Wildlife Research 28: 459-464
McDonald, I.R., Lee, A.K., Than, K.A. & Martin, R.W. 1986. Failure of glucocorticoid feedback in males of a population of small marsupials (Antechinus swainsonii) during their period of mating. Journal of Endocrinology 108: 63-68
Monamy, V. 1991. An observation of free-living Dusky Antechinuses, Antechinus swainsonii (Marsupialia: Dasyuridae) during the breeding season. Australian Mammalogy 14: 23-24
Poskitt, D.C., Duffey, K., Barnett, J., Kimpton, W.G. & Muller, H.K. 1984. The gut-associated lymphoid system of two species of Australian marsupial mice, Antechinus swainsonii and Antechinus stuartii. Distribution, frequency and structure of Peyer's patches and lymphoid follicles in the small and large intestine. Australian Journal of Experimental Biology and Medical Science 62: 81-88
Ride, W.D.L. in 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 274 pp.
Smith, A.M.A. 1983. The subspecific biochemical taxonomy of Antechinus minimus, A. swainsonii and Sminthopsis leucopus (Marsupialia: Dasyuridae). Australian Journal of Zoology 31: 753-762
Smith, A.M.A. 1983. The subspecific biochemical taxonomy of Antechinus minimus, A. swainsonii and Sminthopsis leucopus (Marsupialia: Dasyuridae). Australian Journal of Zoology 31: 753-762
Wakefield, N.A. & Warneke, R.M. 1963. Some revision in Antechinus (Marsupialia)—1. Victorian Naturalist 80: 194-219 [196, 197]
Williams, R. & Williams, A. 1982. The life cycle of Antechinus swainsonii (Dasyuridae, Marsupialia). pp. 89-95 in Archer, M. (ed.). Carnivorous Marsupials. Sydney : Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales Vol. 1 i-vi, 396 pp.
Common Name References
ABRS 2001. Census of Australian Vertebrates. Australian Biological Resources Study. (Dusky Antechinus)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22-Jul-2015 | Antechinus Macleay, 1841 | 28-Jun-2016 | MODIFIED | |
| 17-Oct-2012 | 15-Oct-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) |