Species Pseudantechinus bilarni (Johnson, 1954)
Northern Dibbler
- Antechinus bilarni Johnson, D.H. 1954. A new marsupial of the genus Antechinus from Northern Australia. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 67: 77-79 [77].
Type data:
Holotype USNM 283970 ♀ skin & skull, Oenpelli, E Alligator River, NT [12°20´S, 133°3´E].
Generic Combinations
- Pseudantechinus bilarni (Johnson, 1954). —
Kitchener, D.J. & Caputi, N. 1988. A new species of false antechinus (Marsupialia: Dasyuridae) from Western Australia, with remarks on the generic classification within the Parantechini. Records of the Western Australian Museum 14: 35-59 [56]
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis Spencer, 1895 [a misidentification - treated as a synonym of P. macdonnellensis]. —
Ride, W.D.L. 1970. A Guide to the Native Mammals of Australia. Melbourne : Oxford University Press xiv 249 pp. 62 pls. [241]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory
IBRA
NT: Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Pine Creek (PCK), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW)
Ecological Descriptors
Insectivorous, low open woodland, predator, tall open shrubland, terrestrial, woodland.
Extra Ecological Information
Scree slopes, rugged sandstone in open forest.
General References
Begg, R.J. 1981. The small mammals of Little Nourlangie Rock, N.T. II. Ecology of Antechinus bilarni, the Sandstone Antechinus (Marsupialia: Dasyuridae). Australian Wildlife Research 8: 57-72
Calaby, J.H. & Taylor, J.M. 1981. Reproduction in two marsupial-mice, Antechinus bellus and Antechinus bilarni (Dasyuridae), of tropical Australia. Journal of Mammalogy 62: 329-341
Cooper, D.W. & Woolley, P. 1983. Confirmation of a new species of small dasyurid marsupial by electrophoretic analysis of enzymes and proteins. Australian Journal of Zoology 31: 743-751
Lee, A.K., Woolley, P. & Braithwaite, R.W. 1982. Life history strategies of dasyurid marsupials. pp. 1-11 in Archer, M. (ed.). Carnivorous Marsupials. Sydney : Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales Vol. 1 i-vi, 396 pp.
Woolley, P.A. 1995. Observations on reproduction in captive Parantechinus bilarni (Marsupialia: Dasyuridae). Australian Mammalogy 18: 83-86
Common Name References
ABRS 2001. Census of Australian Vertebrates. Australian Biological Resources Study. (Northern Dibbler)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2024 | DASYUROMORPHIA | 07-Dec-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 15-Oct-2013 | 15-Oct-2013 | MOVED | ||
| 15-Oct-2010 | 15-Oct-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 07-Feb-2024 | 15-Oct-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |