Swamp antechinus[1] | |
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Antechinus minimus from Tasmania. Stuffed specimen | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
Order: | Dasyuromorphia |
Family: | Dasyuridae |
Genus: | Antechinus |
Species: | A. minimus
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Binomial name | |
Antechinus minimus (É. Geoffroy, 1803)
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Swamp antechinus range |
The swamp antechinus (Antechinus minimus), also known as the little Tasmanian marsupial mouse, is a species of shrew-like marsupial of the family Dasyuridae and as such is related to dunnarts, quolls and the Tasmanian devil.