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Some facts about the
Brown antechinus
Adult weight : 0.028 kg (0.0616 lbs)
Maximum longevity : 5 years
Female maturity :285 days
Male maturity : 285 days
Gestation : 30 days
Weaning : 106 days
Litter size : 7
Interval between litters : 365 days
Weight at weaning : 0.016 kg (0.0352 lbs)
Body mass : 0.025 kg (0.055 lbs)
Temperature : 34.85 °C (94.73 °F)
Brown antechinus
Order : Dasyuromorphia
Family : Dasyuridae
Species : Antechinus stuartii
The Brown antechinus is listed as Least Concern (LR/lc), lowest risk. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Countries
Australia
Facts about the brown antechinus
Brown antechinusThe brown antechinus is a rat-sized, nocturnal, forest dwelling marsupial found only in Australia.
The Brown Antechinus (Antechinus stuartii) The Brown Antechinus is a small marsupial belonging to the subfamily Phascogalinae, which include phascogales and antechinuses.
Conservation Status Antechinus stuartii is generally not thought to be under any serious threat from humans or others, and is found in abundance in many areas. (Full text)
Brown Antechinus or Antechinus stuartii is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Lower Risk/Least Concern . (Full text)
Breeding/Nesting: Breeding in southern Queensland occurs in September and after a two week mating season no male brown antechinus is left alive. (Full text)
Brown antechinusThe brown antechinus is a rat-sized, nocturnal, forest dwelling marsupial found only in Australia. (Full text)
The brown antechinus is a rat-sized, nocturnal, forest dwelling marsupial found only in Australia. (Full text)
The results suggest that fire management prescriptions should aim to minimise the burning of gully vegetation and burn no more than 7080 per cent of an area overall if rapid recovery (within three years) of bush rats and brown antechinus is a management objective. (Full text)
The brown antechinus is a common carnivorous native marsupial mouse found throughout forests in south east Australia. (Full text)
BBC - Science & Nature - Wildfacts - Brown antechinus Brown antechinus Antechinus stewartii The brown antechinus is a rat-sized, (Full text)
This form is assigned here to the new genus Paramurexia; the subfamily Murexinae is not supported; the Australian genus Antechinus is monophyletic with Phascogale; the Australian genus Antechinus is monophyletic with Phascogale; the Australian highland rainforest taxon previously known as Antechinus stuartii adustus is elevated to full specific rank and the distinct southeast Queensland form of Antechinus stuartii is assigned subspecific status as A. (Full text)
The Brown Antechinus (Antechinus stuartii) is a small carnivorous marsupial, about the size of a mouse, which belongs to the same family as the Tasmanian Devil and the Quoll. (Full text)