Swamp antechinus

Swamp antechinus

Little tasmanian marsupial mouse

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SPECIES
Antechinus minimus

The swamp antechinus (Antechinus minimus ), also known as the little Tasmanian marsupial mouse, is a species of shrew-like marsupial of the family Dasyuridae and as such is related to dunnarts, quolls and the Tasmanian devil.

Distribution

Geography

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Biogeographical realms

The area inhabited by the subspecies A. m. maritimus is in the south of the central highlands, wimmera and Alpine areas of Victoria and the extreme south of South Australia around Mount Gambier. For the nominate subspecies A. m. minimus, the range is Tasmania, including Sunday Island King Island and Flinders Island.

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The habitat for all subspecies is closed heath, wet dense heath, open forest, open heath, swampy draiages and tussock grassland with bracken and sedge growth.

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Swamp antechinus habitat map
Swamp antechinus habitat map
Swamp antechinus

Habits and Lifestyle

Lifestyle

Diet and Nutrition

The swamp antechinus is an insectivorous forager in soil habitats similar to the dusky antechinus.

References

1. Swamp antechinus Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swamp_antechinus
2. Swamp antechinus on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/40525/21946728

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