Silver-headed antechinus
The silver-headed antechinus (Antechinus argentus)[1] is a species of dasyurid marsupial of the genus Antechinus.[2] Described in 2013, the species is known only from so far is known to occur in just three locations: Blackdown Tableland National Park, Kroombit Tops National Park and Bulburin National Park in central Queensland.[3][4] It is one of the most recently described Australian marsupials.
| Silver-headed antechinus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Dasyuromorphia |
| Family: | Dasyuridae |
| Genus: | Antechinus |
| Species: | A. argentus |
| Binomial name | |
| Antechinus argentus (Baker, Mutton, Hines, 2013) | |
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| The approximate range of the Silver-headed Antechinus | |
References
- "Silver-headed antechinus – Antechinus argentus". Department of Environment and Heritage Protection (Queensland). Government of Queensland. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- "ITIS standard report – Antechinus argentus – Baker, Mutton and Hines, 2013". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- Baker, A. M.; Mutton, T. Y.; Hines, H. B. (2013). "A new dasyurid marsupial from Kroombit Tops, south-east Queensland, Australia". Zootaxa. 3746: 201–39. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3746.2.1. OCLC 49030618. PMID 25113476.
- "Scientists find rare "suicidal reproducer" marsupial surviving in burnt Queensland forest". WWF Australia. 16 August 2021.
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