Agile Antechinus
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| Antechinus agilis Dickman, Parnaby, Crowther & King 1998 |
The Agile Antechinus (Antechinus agilis) is a species of small carnivorous marsupial of the family Dasyuridae. It is very similar to the Brown Antechinus (Antechinus stuartii), with which it was previously thought to be conspecific, and inhabits wet or moist forest in the southeastern corner of Australia.[3]
The Agile Antechinus is nearly indistinguishable from the Brown Antechinus, but it is slightly smaller and its fur has a more greyish tinge.
[edit] References
- ^ Groves, Colin (16 November 2005). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 29. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
- ^ Australasian Marsupial & Monotreme Specialist Group (1996). Antechinus sp. nov.. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 2006-12-09.
- ^ Menkhorst, Peter (2001). A Field Guide to the Mammals of Australia. Oxford University Press, 56.
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