Cinnamon antechinus

Cinnamon Antechinus[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Marsupialia
Order: Dasyuromorphia
Family: Dasyuridae
Genus: Antechinus
Species:
A. leo
Binomial name
Antechinus leo
Van Dyck, 1980
Cinnamon Antechinus range

The cinnamon antechinus (Antechinus leo), also known as the Iron Ranges antechinus and the Cape York antechinus, is a species of small carnivorous marsupial of the family Dasyuridae. It is the only mammal endemic to Cape York Peninsula, being confined to semideciduous forest around the McIlraith and Iron Ranges. Along with the Atherton antechinus (Antechinus godmani), it is the rarest in its genus.[3]

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  2. ^ Burnett, S.; Winter, J. (2016). "Antechinus leo". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T1584A21946093. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T1584A21946093.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  3. ^ Menkhorst, Peter (2001). A Field Guide to the Mammals of Australia. Oxford University Press. p. 54. ISBN 0-19-550870-X.