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Antechinus minimus (Swamp antechinus)

Mammalia - Dasyuromorphia - Dasyuridae

Taxonomy
Antechinus minimus was named by Geoffroy (1803). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1803Antechinus minimus Geoffroy
2002Antechinus minimus Van Dyck
2005Antechinus minimus 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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
Marsupialiformes
Marsupialia()
AustralidelphiaSzalay 1982
superorderEometatheriaSimpson 1970
orderDasyuromorphiaGill 1872
suborderDasyuroideaGoldfuss 1820
familyDasyuridaeGoldfuss 1820
subfamilyPhascogalinaeGill 1872
genusAntechinusMacleay 1841
speciesminimusGeoffroy 1803

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 minimus Geoffroy 1803 [Swamp antechinus]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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, Clemens 1979, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Hopson 1973, Bassarova et al. 2009

Age range: Pleistocene or 2.58000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Australia (South Australia) Antechinus minimus (28298)