antechinus

It was for a long time included in the genus Antechinus.

It is closely related to the other species of false antechinus.

It is the largest of the brown antechinus complex.

The species has occasionally been combined with the brown antechinus (A. stuartii).

The Alexandria false antechinus is a member of the dasyurid family.

The fawn antechinus has a breeding season during August.

Woolley's false antechinus is coloured rich brown above and buff below.

Unusually for an antechinus, it is entirely terrestrial, and is active at many times of the day.

Brown antechinus, Sugar glider, and Bush rat are also known to visit flowers.

The Cinnamon Antechinus was not scientifically described until 1980.

The yellow-footed antechinus has a variable fur colour, but is generally somewhat greyish.

It has also been included itself with the yellow-footed antechinus as the subspecies burrelli.

The species was also assigned to the genus Antechinus, before being split to own genus.

For many years, it was regarded as a subspecies of the yellow-footed antechinus (A. flavipes).

The Atherton antechinus is a dull brown colour, and is among the largest of the antechinuses.

The Atherton antechinus was first described in 1923 by Oldfield Thomas.

However, these common names are to be considered either regional or archaic and the modern common name for animals of this genus is 'antechinus'.

Nothing is known of its behaviour but it is expected that this will be similar to other members of the false antechinus genus.

The agile antechinus inhabits wet or moist forest in the southeastern corner of Australia.

The fawn antechinus is unique among antechinuses, being considerably paler than many of its relatives.

It differs from the brown antechinus, with which it was previously thought to be conspecific, in its longer and darker fur.

Three subspecies of the yellow-footed antechinus are recognised:

Like all antechinuses, the agile antechinus has a short and violent breeding season, after which the males all die.

It is the only Antechinus to be found in the Northern Territory and has a patchy, restricted range.

There are two recognised subspecies of the Swamp Antechinus: