Antechinomys

Antechinomys
Temporal range: Quaternary - Recent
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Marsupialia
Order: Dasyuromorphia
Family: Dasyuridae
Tribe: Sminthopsini
Genus: Antechinomys
Krefft, 1867
Type species
Phascogale lanigera
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:

References

  1. 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.
  2. ↑ "Antechinomys Krefft 1867 (marsupial)". Paleobiology Database.
  3. ↑ 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.

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