Antechinus

genus of mammals
Taxon taxon Q650656
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Antechinus

Summary

Antechinus is a taxon[1]. Antechinus ranks in the top 0.64% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,030 views/month, #1,257 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Antechinus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Antechinus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Antechinus is classified within Phascogalini[5].
  • Antechinus is endemic to Australia[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Antechinus is Antechinus[7].
  • Antechinus's Commons category is recorded as Antechinus[8].
  • The taxonomic type of Antechinus is Brown antechinus[9].
  • Antechinus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Antechinus[10].
  • Antechinus's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[11].
  • Antechinus's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12].
  • Antechinus's has characteristic is recorded as semelparity[13].
  • Antechinus's taxon author citation is recorded as Macleay, 1841[14].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Antechinus is Antechinus[7]. Antechinus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Antechinus is classified within Phascogalini[5]. The taxonomic type of Antechinus is Brown antechinus[9].

Distribution

Antechinus is endemic to Australia[6].

Identifiers

Antechinus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 40181[15]. Antechinus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9282[16]. Antechinus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 39477[17]. Antechinus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2435365[18]. Antechinus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 552404[19].

Why It Matters

Antechinus ranks in the top 0.64% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,030 views/month, #1,257 of 195,241).[2] Antechinus has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] Antechinus is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [19] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [18] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . wikidata.org.
  17. [14] . biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved . biodiversity.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxonomic type Brown antechinus
    Parent taxon Phascogalini
    Instance of taxon
    Aliases
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