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Antechinus

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Antechinus // ('ant-echinus') is a genus of small dasyurid marsupial indigenous to mainland Australia, Tasmania and New Guinea. [1]

43 relations: Agile antechinus, Animal, Antechinus arktos, Antechinus mysticus, Anthony van Dyck, Arboreal locomotion, Atherton antechinus, Australia, Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, Brehms Tierleben, Brown antechinus, Chordate, Cinnamon antechinus, Crowther, Dasyuridae, Dasyurinae, Dasyuromorphia, Dickman, Dusky antechinus, Fawn antechinus, Frederick George Waterhouse, Genus, Mammal, Marsupial, New Guinea, Oldfield Thomas, Ovulation, Parent, Phascogalini, Pouch (marsupial), Seasonal breeder, Semelparity and iteroparity, Shrew, Silver-headed antechinus, Species, Subtropical antechinus, Swamp antechinus, Tasmania, Teat, Tropical antechinus, William John Macleay, William Sharp Macleay, Yellow-footed antechinus.

Agile antechinus

The agile antechinus (Antechinus agilis) is a species of small carnivorous marsupial of the family Dasyuridae.

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Animal

Animals are multicellular eukaryotic organisms that form the biological kingdom Animalia.

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Antechinus arktos

The black-tailed antechinus (Antechinus arktos) is a species of small carnivorous marsupial native to Australia.

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Antechinus mysticus

Antechinus mysticus (common name buff-footed antechinus) is a species of the genus Antechinus.

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Anthony van Dyck

Sir Anthony van Dyck (many variant spellings; 22 March 1599 – 9 December 1641) was a Flemish Baroque artist who became the leading court painter in England, after enjoying great success in Italy and the Southern Netherlands.

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Arboreal locomotion

Arboreal locomotion is the locomotion of animals in trees.

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Atherton antechinus

The Atherton antechinus (Antechinus godmani), also known as Godman's antechinus, is a species of small carnivorous marsupial native to Australia.

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Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands.

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Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire

Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (15 April 1772 – 19 June 1844) was a French naturalist who established the principle of "unity of composition".

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Brehms Tierleben

Brehms Tierleben (English title: Brehm's Animal Life) is a scientific reference book, first published in the 1860s by Alfred Edmund Brehm (1829–1884).

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Brown antechinus

The brown antechinus (Antechinus stuartii), also known as Stuart's antechinus and Macleay's marsupial mouse, is a species of small carnivorous marsupial of the family Dasyuridae.

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Chordate

A chordate is an animal belonging to the phylum Chordata; chordates possess a notochord, a hollow dorsal nerve cord, pharyngeal slits, an endostyle, and a post-anal tail, for at least some period of their life cycle.

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Cinnamon antechinus

The cinnamon antechinus (Antechinus leo), also known as the Iron Ranges antechinus and the Cape York antechinus, is a species of small carnivorous marsupial of the family Dasyuridae.

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Crowther

Crowther is a surname, derived from the old Welsh musical instrument the crwth.

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Dasyuridae

The Dasyuridae are a family of marsupials native to Australia and New Guinea, including 75 living species divided into 21 genera.

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Dasyurinae

The subfamily Dasyurinae includes several genera of small carnivorous marsupials native to Australia: quolls, kowari, mulgara, kaluta, dibblers, phascogales, pseudantechinuses, and the Tasmanian devil.

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Dasyuromorphia

The order Dasyuromorphia (meaning "hairy tail") comprises most of the Australian carnivorous marsupials, including quolls, dunnarts, the numbat, the Tasmanian devil, and the thylacine.

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Dickman

Dickman is a surname.

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Dusky antechinus

The dusky antechinus (Antechinus swainsonii), also known as Swainson's antechinus or the dusky marsupial mouse, is a species of small marsupial carnivore, a member of the family Dasyuridae.

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Fawn antechinus

The fawn antechinus (Antechinus bellus) is a species of small carnivorous marsupial found in northern Australia.

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Frederick George Waterhouse

Frederick George Waterhouse (25 August 1815 – 7 September 1898) was an English naturalist, zoologist and entomologist who made significant contributions to the study of the natural history of Australia.

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Genus

A genus (genera) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, as well as viruses, in biology.

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Mammal

Mammals are the vertebrates within the class Mammalia (from Latin mamma "breast"), a clade of endothermic amniotes distinguished from reptiles (including birds) by the possession of a neocortex (a region of the brain), hair, three middle ear bones, and mammary glands.

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Marsupial

Marsupials are any members of the mammalian infraclass Marsupialia.

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New Guinea

New Guinea (Nugini or, more commonly known, Papua, historically, Irian) is a large island off the continent of Australia.

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Oldfield Thomas

Michael Rogers Oldfield Thomas FRS FZS (21 February 1858 – 16 June 1929) was a British zoologist.

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Ovulation

Ovulation is the release of eggs from the ovaries.

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Parent

A parent is a caregiver of the offspring in their own species.

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Phascogalini

The Phascogalini are a tribe in the family Dasyuridae, comprising seven genera of small marsupials native to Australia and New Guinea.

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Pouch (marsupial)

The pouch is a distinguishing feature of female marsupials (and rarely in the males as in the water opossumNogueira, José Carlos, et al. "" Journal of mammalogy 85.5 (2004): 834-841. and the extinct thylacine); the name marsupial is derived from the Latin marsupium, meaning "pouch".

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Seasonal breeder

Seasonal breeders are animal species that successfully mate only during certain times of the year.

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Semelparity and iteroparity

Semelparity and iteroparity are two classes of possible reproductive strategies available to living organisms.

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Shrew

A shrew (family Soricidae) is a small mole-like mammal classified in the order Eulipotyphla.

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Silver-headed antechinus

The silver-headed antechinus (Antechinus argentus) is a species of dasyurid marsupial of the genus Antechinus.

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Species

In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank, as well as a unit of biodiversity, but it has proven difficult to find a satisfactory definition.

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Subtropical antechinus

The subtropical antechinus (Antechinus subtropicus) is a species of small carnivorous marsupial of the family Dasyuridae.

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Swamp antechinus

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.

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Tasmania

Tasmania (abbreviated as Tas and known colloquially as Tassie) is an island state of Australia.

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Teat

A teat is the projection from the udder or mammary glands of mammals from which milk flows or is ejected for the purpose of feeding young.

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Tropical antechinus

The tropical antechinus (Antechinus adustus), also known as the rusty antechinus, is a species of small marsupial carnivore, particularly closely related to the brown antechinus (Antechinus stuartii).

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William John Macleay

Sir William John Macleay (13 June 1820 – 7 December 1891) was a Scottish-Australian politician, naturalist, zoologist, and herpetologist.

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William Sharp Macleay

William Sharp Macleay or McLeay (21 July 1792 – 26 January 1865) was a British civil servant and entomologist.

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Yellow-footed antechinus

The yellow-footed antechinus (Antechinus flavipes), also known as the mardo, is a shrew-like marsupial found in Australia.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antechinus

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