Antechinus argentus, Baker, Mutton & Hines, 2013
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3746.2.1 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:878A20EE-FCFE-43D4-B716-A57A4C752625 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EAD149-FFDC-873D-FF28-4994E63F1737 |
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Felipe |
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Antechinus argentus |
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(9) A. argentus View in CoL versus A. stuartii Macleay
Pelage: A. argentus has a silvery head and neck that merges subtly to deep olive-buff on the rump and flanks; A. stuartii is more uniformly brownish-grey on the head and back. A. argentus has a prominent, pale slightly broken eye ring; there is usually no evidence of an eye ring in A. stuartii .
External measurements: A. argentus has similar external body measurements to A. stuartii (Table 4).
Dentary: Antechinus argentus is smaller than A. stuartii in absolute measurement for males and females in: PPV and larger in: R-LM 2 (Table 4). A. argentus also tends to have a broader skull than A. stuartii (R-LM 1 and R- LM 3).
Other Comments: A. argentus occurs in south-east Qld at Kroombit Tops NP, whereas A. stuartii is found mainly in eastern NSW, extending north to far south-east Qld (Girraween NP and the Scenic Rim). Genetics: uncorrected pairwise range differences at the mitochondrial gene CytB between A. argentus and A. stuartii are 11.6–13.9%.
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