Pseudantechinus mimulus (Thomas, 1906:540)
Alexandria false antechinus, Carpentarian antechinus, Carpentarian Pseudantechinus, Carpentarian false antechinus
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Phascogale mimulus Thomas, 1906:540 (basionym)
P. mimulus was treated as a synonym of Parantechinus macdonnellensis by (Ride, 1964:62), but is treated as a valid species nowadays.
Conservation Status
Last record: 1905
Rediscovered in 1967
IUCN RedList status: Endangered
Four island populations plus occurs on the mainland (Baxter et al., 2021).
Distribution
Northern Territory and Queensland, Australia
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Holotype: BMNH 6.3.9.75 (female; skin & skull) (Mahoney & Ride, 1988:24)
Type locality: "Alexandria Station, N.T., about 19°S, 137°'E" (Mahoney & Ride, 1988:24)
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Thomas, Oldfield. (1906). On mammals from Northern Australia presented to the National Museum by Sir Wm. Ingram, Bt., and the Hon. John Forrest. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 2: 536-543.
Other references:
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Baxter, P. W. J., Rogers, A. M. and Kark, S. (2021). Saving species on Australia Islands - Final Report. NESP Threatened Species Recovery Hub Project 4.2.1 report, Brisbane.
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