Antechinomys
| Antechinomys[2] Temporal range: Quaternary - Recent[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Dasyuromorphia |
| Family: | Dasyuridae |
| Tribe: | Sminthopsini |
| Genus: | Antechinomys Krefft, 1867 |
| Type species | |
| Phascogale lanigera[2] Gould, 1856
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Antechinomys is a genus of the family Dasyuridae, and is represented by two living species. It is the sister genus of Sminthopsis.
Taxonomy
[edit]As of 2026[update] there are four species assigned to this genus:[3]
- Antechinomys auritus Dodd, Catullo, Travouillon, A. M. Baker, Westerman, & Umbrello, 2025
- Antechinomys laniger (J. Gould, 1856)
- Antechinomys longicaudatus (W. B. Spencer, 1909)
- Antechinomys spenceri O. Thomas, 1906
References
[edit]- ^ "Antechinomys Krefft 1867 (marsupial)". Paleobiology Database.
- ^ a b Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ Dodd, C.S.; Catullo, R.A.; Travouillon, K.J.; Baker, A.M.; Westerman, M.; Umbrello, L.S. (2025). "Cryptic kultarr: Integrative taxonomy reveals unrecognized species of carnivorous marsupial (Dasyuridae: Antechinomys) in arid Australia". Ecology and Evolution. 15 (7) e71618. doi:10.1002/ece3.71618. PMC 12202783.
Further reading
[edit]- Michael Westerman; Linette Umbrello; Patricia A. Woolley (2023). "On the composition of Antechinomys (Marsupialia: Dasyuridae): how many species?". Australian Journal of Zoology. 70 (3): 95–103. doi:10.1071/ZO22041.
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