Antechinus mimetes mimetes

1 Dusky Antechinus at Alpine, NSW

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Identification history

Antechinus mimetes mimetes	5 Dec 2022	michaelb
Antechinus mimetes mimetes	3 Dec 2022	JanHartog
Antechinus sp. (genus)	15 Nov 2022	michaelb
Rattus or Mastacomys sp. (genus)	14 Nov 2022	JanHartog

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5 comments

Aussiegall wrote:

14 Nov 2022

Could this be an antechinus?

michaelb wrote:

15 Nov 2022

I could be, the pointed snout looks more like an antechinus than a rat.

JanHartog wrote:

15 Nov 2022

if it is an Antechinus I would go for Antechinus mimetes. Mainland Dusky Antechinus

DonFletcher wrote:

20 Dec 2022

Michael B asked me to comment. Sorry for the delay. (My settings to forward CNM messages to my email in box had gone awry and it took me a long time to notice.) R rattus is ruled out by the pointed snout, thin furry tail (no scales visible) and dark upper surface of the foot. This is almost certainly Antechinus mimetes. (It is not A flavipes because it is completely the wrong colour and does not have a grey tail with a dark tip, and it s not A agilis or A stuartii because its tail is dark, not pale grey.)

michaelb wrote:

20 Dec 2022

Thanks Don

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