Draft:Tasman Peninsula dusky antechinus
| 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.