Rory Cooper's false antechinus (''Pseudantechinus roryi''), also known as the tan false antechinus and the tan pseudantechinus, is a recently named
species of small carnivorous
marsupial
Marsupials are any members of the mammalian infraclass Marsupialia. All extant marsupials are endemic to Australasia, Wallacea and the Americas. A distinctive characteristic common to most of these species is that the young are carried in a po ...
which inhabits rocky outcrops in
Western Australia
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. Nothing is known of its behaviour but it is expected that this will be similar to other members of the
false antechinus
The genus ''Pseudantechinus'' are members of the order Dasyuromorphia. They are often called false antechinuses, although this genus includes the sandstone dibbler, which was previously assigned to a different genus.
The species of this genus ...
genus.
A study published in 2017 found no support for separation as a new species of ''
Pseudantechinus
The genus ''Pseudantechinus'' are members of the order Dasyuromorphia. They are often called false antechinuses, although this genus includes the sandstone dibbler, which was previously assigned to a different genus.
The species of this genus a ...
'', and the name was proposed to be synonymous with the previously described ''
Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis
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 specie ...
''.
Rory Cooper's false antechinus has been found from the
Pilbara
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into the
Great Sandy and
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Deserts. It is possible that false antechinuses found on
Barrow Island Barrow Island may refer to:
* Barrow Island (Western Australia), Australia
* Barrow Island (Queensland), Australia
* Barrow Island, Barrow-in-Furness
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also belong to this species. It differs from other members of its genus in its reddish-brown colouring; the typical colouring of a false antechinus is grey-brown.
[
An analysis of specimens in a comparison of ''Pseudantechinus'' phylogenies, based on evidence of mitochondrial and nuclear genes, found no support for separation from the species '']Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis
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 specie ...
''.
References
Dasyuromorphs
Mammals of Western Australia
Marsupials of Australia
Mammals described in 2000
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