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Antechinus stuartii (Brown antechinus)

Mammalia - Dasyuromorphia - Dasyuridae

Taxonomy
Antechinus stuartii was named by Macleay (1841). It is extant. It is the type species of Antechinus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Antechinus stuartii Macleay
1992Antechinus stuartii Krajewski et al. p. 20
2002Antechinus stuartii Van Dyck
2005Antechinus stuartii Wilson and Reeder

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
Marsupialiformes
Marsupialia()
AustralidelphiaSzalay 1982
superorderEometatheriaSimpson 1970
orderDasyuromorphiaGill 1872
suborderDasyuroideaGoldfuss 1820
familyDasyuridaeGoldfuss 1820
subfamilyPhascogalinaeGill 1872
genusAntechinusMacleay 1841
speciesstuartiiMacleay 1841

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Antechinus stuartii Macleay 1841 [Brown antechinus]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialg
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2012-05-15 14:36:05
Modified: 2012-05-14 23:36:05
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Bassarova et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Hopson 1973, Clemens 1979

Age range: base of the Middle Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.77400 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Australia (South Australia) Antechinus stuartii (28364)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (New South Wales) Antechinus stuartii (181897)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Australia (Queensland) Antechinus stuartii (21688)