Antechinomys
| Antechinomys[1] Temporal range: Quaternary - Recent[2] | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Dasyuromorphia |
| Family: | Dasyuridae |
| Tribe: | Sminthopsini |
| Genus: | Antechinomys Krefft, 1867 |
| Type species | |
| Phascogale lanigera[1] Gould, 1856 | |
Antechinomys is a genus of the family Dasyuridae, and is represented by two living species. It is the sister genus of Sminthopsis.
Taxonomy
As of 2026 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
- 1 2 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.
- ↑ "Antechinomys Krefft 1867 (marsupial)". Paleobiology Database.
- ↑ 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. PMID 40584649.
Further reading
- 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.