Buff-footed antechinus

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Buff-footed antechinus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Marsupialia
Order: Dasyuromorphia
Family: Dasyuridae
Genus: Antechinus
Species:
A. mysticus
Binomial name
Antechinus mysticus
Baker, Mutton & Van Dyck, 2012 [1]

The buff-footed antechinus (Antechinus mysticus) [2] is a species of marsupial. [3]

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References

  1. "Antechinus mysticus Baker, Mutton & Van Dyck, 2012". Atlas of Living Australia . Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  2. "Buff-footed antechinus – Antechinus mysticus". Department of Environment and Heritage Protection (Queensland). Government of Queensland . Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  3. "ITIS standard report - Antechinus mysticus Baker, Mutton and Van Dyck, 2012". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 7 March 2015.