Fat-tailed false antechinus: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the fat-tailed false antechinus lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis
Group	Marsupials
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Oceania
Class	Mammal
Order	Dasyuromorphia
Family	Dasyuridae

Where does the fat-tailed false antechinus live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the fat-tailed false antechinus in 1 country or territory across Oceania.

Australia

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the fat-tailed false antechinus endangered?

The fat-tailed false antechinus’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the fat-tailed false antechinus?

The fat-tailed false antechinus (Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis) is a mammal in the order Dasyuromorphia and the family Dasyuridae, genus Pseudantechinus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the fat-tailed false antechinus

The fat-tailed false antechinus (Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis), also called the fat-tailed pseudantechinus and red-eared antechinus, is a member of the order Dasyuromorphia. It is an inhabitant of western and central Australia. Its species name, macdonnellensis, refers to the MacDonnell Ranges near Alice Springs, where it was first discovered.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Fat-tailed false antechinus (revision 1330242231), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q133197 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).