Antechinus mimetes mimetes

Dusky Antechinus at Paddys River, ACT

Antechinus mimetes mimetes at Paddys River, ACT - 10 Sep 2023
Antechinus mimetes mimetes at Paddys River, ACT - 10 Sep 2023
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Identification history

Antechinus mimetes mimetes 12 Sep 2023 DonFletcher
Antechinus mimetes mimetes 11 Sep 2023 regeraghty

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Presumably a female because the breeding season is August in the south? I thought it was a Brown Antechinus, which have also been sighted in the ACT, but was told that it was a Dusky. Keen to know what records of Antechinus staff at Tidbinbilla may have. It was inside the predator-free sanctuary enclosure where the Platypus ponds are located.

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Additional information

  • Unknown Gender
  • Breeding behaviour
  • Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

  • Antechinus mimetes mimetes Scientific name
  • Dusky Antechinus Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1771.31m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • Synonyms

    Antechinus swainsonii

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