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The yellow-footed antechinus is Australia's most widespread Antechinus, described by George Waterhouse in 1838 and noted for mating-related male die-off.
The brown antechinus is a small Australian dasyurid described by William Sharp Macleay in 1841, notable for communal nests and male die-off after mating.
The dusky antechinus is the largest Antechinus species, described by George Waterhouse in 1840 and found from southeastern Queensland to Tasmania.
The swamp antechinus is a wet-heath dasyurid of Tasmania and southern mainland Australia, described in 1803 as the first antechinus species.
A small insectivorous marsupial (Sminthopsis murina) widespread across southern Australia, one of about 21 dunnart species, capable of torpor to survive cold or food-scarce periods.
A small rat-like marsupial (Caenolestes fuliginosus) of the Andes in Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela, one of the few surviving members of the ancient order Paucituberculata.
