| Tasman Peninsula dusky antechinus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Dasyuromorphia |
| Family: | Dasyuridae |
| Genus: | Antechinus |
| Species: | A. vandycki
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| Binomial name | |
| Antechinus vandycki Baker, Mutton, Mason and Gray, 2015
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Antechinus vandycki, the Tasman Peninsula dusky antechinus, is a species of marsupial in the family Dasyuridae. It was first described in 2015 by Andrew Baker and his group of scientists in southeast Tanzania.
Description edit
For its genus, it is big, measuring 13 centimeters from head to body and weighing in at 90 grams, its tail no longer than its torso and head.[1]
References edit
- ^ "Two New Antechinus Species Discovered in Australia | Biology | Sci-News.com". Sci.News: Breaking Science News. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2024.