Antechinus flavipes

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Bibliography

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	DASYUROMORPHIA	DASYURIDAE

Scientific Name:

Antechinus flavipes

Species Authority:

(Waterhouse, 1838)

Common Name/s:

English	–	Yellow-footed Antechinus
French	–	Souris Marsupiale À Pieds Jaunes

Taxonomic Notes:

According to Van Dyck and Crowther (2000) Antechinus flavipes represents a species complex.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Least Concern ver 3.1

Year Published:

2008

Assessor/s:

Menkhorst, P., Friend, T., Burnett, S. & McKenzie, N.

Reviewer/s:

Lamoreux, J. & Hilton-Taylor, C. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)

Justification:
Listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, tolerance of a degree of habitat modification, presumed large population, and lack of any major threats.

History:

1996	–	Lower Risk/least concern
1996	–	Lower Risk/least concern

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is endemic to Australia, where it ranges through the east of the country from north-eastern Queensland to extreme south-eastern South Australia, and is also present as a disjunct population in south-western Western Australia. It is the most widespread of Antechinus species.
Countries:	Native: Australia
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Population [top]

Population:	This species is common, although sparsely distributed.
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It is found in many habitat types including tropical moist forest, dry sclerophyll forest, swampy habitat, mulga and suburban areas (e.g., in Brisbane) (Crowther 2008). It breeds once a year with the female giving birth to as many as 12 young (Crowther 2008).
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	There appear to be no major threats to this species, but it is occasionally preyed upon by feral cats. There is some evidence that the species survives fragmentation better than most small marsupials.

Major Threat(s):

There appear to be no major threats to this species, but it is occasionally preyed upon by feral cats. There is some evidence that the species survives fragmentation better than most small marsupials.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It is found in a number of protected areas.

Conservation Actions:

It is found in a number of protected areas.

Bibliography [top]

	Crowther, M. S. 2008. Yellow-footed Antechinus, Antechinus flavipes. In: S. Van Dyck and R. Strahan (eds), The mammals of Australia. Third Edition, pp. 86-88. Reed New Holland, Sydney, Australia. Van Dyck, S. and Crowther, M. S. 2000. Reassessment of northern representatives of the Antechinus stuartii complex (Marsupialia: Dasyuridae): A. subtropicus sp. nov. and A. adustus new status. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 45: 451-475.

Crowther, M. S. 2008. Yellow-footed Antechinus, Antechinus flavipes. In: S. Van Dyck and R. Strahan (eds), The mammals of Australia. Third Edition, pp. 86-88. Reed New Holland, Sydney, Australia.

Van Dyck, S. and Crowther, M. S. 2000. Reassessment of northern representatives of the Antechinus stuartii complex (Marsupialia: Dasyuridae): A. subtropicus sp. nov. and A. adustus new status. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 45: 451-475.

Citation:	Menkhorst, P., Friend, T., Burnett, S. & McKenzie, N. 2008. Antechinus flavipes. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2012.
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