Brown Antechinus

This little marsupial ran up a tree before I could get a photo. Playing peek a boo.

Small native carnivorous marsupial, greyish-brown above and paler below. Long pointed head with bulging eyes and four pairs of small sharp incisor teeth. Ears are large, thin and crinkly with a notch in the margin. Tail is the same length as the body or shorter and is sparsely haired. It weighs up 71 grams.

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Ernst

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Lucky you. Posted 3 years ago
1. Calbost Niel
  
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  I've seen one in my veggie patch before but never in the wild Posted 3 years ago

Christine Young

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Sweet! Posted 3 years ago
1. Calbost Niel
  
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  S/he is Posted 3 years ago

Ferdy Christant

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Niel, can't create a species record for "Antechinus" since this is a genus, not a singular species. Posted 3 years ago
1. Calbost Niel
  
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  Of course. Thanks Ferdy Posted 3 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
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    Thanks for bringing it to species level, very valuable mammal intro! Posted 3 years ago
  2. 1. Calbost Niel
      
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      Thank you Posted 3 years ago
3. Christine Young
  
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  I stumbled upon this:
  
  Posted 3 years ago
4. 1. Calbost Niel
    
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    Great info Christine. I did get another shot of this (not clear enough to put up) and it doesn't have yellow feet so believe this is a brown antechinus. I believe that if I were a male one I would either be a bachelor or same sex. Lol Posted 3 years ago, modified 3 years ago
  2. 1. Christine Young
      
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      I wasnt't questioning the ID, just wanted to share the fact that males in the genus have sex until it kills them, lol. Posted 3 years ago
    2. 1. Calbost Niel
        
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        Glad I'm not a male antechinus ! Posted 3 years ago
      2. Christine Young
        
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        I'm glad that I'm not a female antechinus. Posted 3 years ago

The Brown antechinus

The brown antechinus, also known as Stuart's antechinus and Macleay's marsupial mouse, is a species of small carnivorous marsupial of the family Dasyuridae. The males die after their first breeding season, and the species holds the world record for being the world's smallest semelparous mammal.

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Similar species: Australian Marsupials

Species identified by Calbost Niel