Antechinus argentus, Baker, Mutton & Hines, 2013
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3746.2.1 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EAD149-FFDE-873F-FF28-4807E28B179B |
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Felipe |
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Antechinus argentus |
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(3) A. argentus View in CoL versus A. flavipes leucogaster Gray
Pelage: A. argentus has pale olive-buff fur on the upper hind feet and tail base, whereas A. flavipes leucogaster has marked yellowish-brown fur on the hands, feet and tail base. A. argentus has deep olive-buff fur on the flanks and rump, whereas A. flavipes flavipes has brownish-yellow-orange fur on the rump and flanks.
External measurements: A. argentus has similar external body measures to A. flavipes leucogaster (Table 4).
Dentary: Antechinus argentus differs from A. flavipes leucogaster in absolute measurement for one dentary character in both males and females: smaller IPV. A. argentus has one other dentary feature in females that differs significantly (p<0.05) from A. flavipes leucogaster: HT (Table 4). A. flavipes leucogaster skulls are also generally longer (BL, Dent) and broader (R-LC 1, R-LM 1 T, R-LM 2) than A. argentus .
Other Comments: A. argentus occurs in south-east Qld at Kroombit Tops NP, whereas A. flavipes leucogaster only occurs on the other side of the continent, in south-west Western Australia. Genetics: Uncorrected pairwise range differences at the mitochondrial gene CytB between A. argentus and A. flavipes leucogaster are 9.4–10.0%.
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