Antechinomys

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| name = Antechinomys{{MSW3 |id=10800079}}

| fossil_range=Quaternary - Recent{{cite web|url=https://paleobiodb.org/classic/basicTaxonInfo?taxon_no=40088|title=Antechinomys Krefft 1867 (marsupial) |website=Paleobiology Database}}

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| taxon = Antechinomys

| authority = Krefft, 1867

| type_species = Antechinomys laniger

| type_species_authority = (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

  • Genus Antechinomys{{cite journal|title=On the composition of Antechinomys (Marsupialia: Dasyuridae): how many species?|author=Michael Westerman|author2= Linette Umbrello|author3= Patricia A. Woolley |journal=Australian Journal of Zoology|year=2023|volume=70|issue=3|pages= 95–103|doi=10.1071/ZO22041|doi-access=free}}
  • Antechinomys laniger (Gould, 1856) Kultarr
  • Antechinomys longicaudatus (Spencer, 1909) Long-tailed dunnart

References

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Category:Marsupial genera

Category:Dasyuromorphs

Category:Taxa named by Gerard Krefft

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