Antechinus minimus (E. Geoffroy 1803)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Dasyuromorphia, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 22-37 : 29

Antechinus minimus (E. Geoffroy 1803)

[Dasyurus] minimus E. Geoffroy 1803 , Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris, 81: 159.

Type Locality: Australia, Tasmania; probably Waterhouse Isl, Bass Strait (see Wakefield and Warneke, 1963:209-210).

Vernacular Names: Swamp Antechinus.

Synonyms: Antechinus affinis (Gray 1841) ; Antechinus concinnus Higgins and Petterd 1884 ; Antechinus maritima (Finlayson 1958) ; Antechinus rolandensis Higgins and Petterd 1883 .

Distribution: Coastal SE South Australia to Tasmania.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc) as A. minimus , Lower Risk (nt) as A. m. maritimus.