Antechinomys auritus
Dodd, Catullo, Travouillon, A. M. Baker, Westerman, & Umbrello, 2025
Long-eared Kultarr
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Marsupialia |
| Superorder | : Australidelphia |
| Order | : Dasyuromorphia |
| Family | : Dasyuridae |
| Subfamily | : Sminthopsinae |
| Genus | : Antechinomys |
Species status
Authority citation
Dodd, C.S., Catullo, R.A., Travouillon, K.J., Baker, A.M., Westerman, M. and Umbrello, L.S. 2025-07. Cryptic kultarr: Integrative taxonomy reveals unrecognized species of carnivorous marsupial (Dasyuridae: Antechinomys) in arid Australia. Ecology and Evolution 15(7):e71618.
Authority publication link
https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.71618Original name as described
Antechinomys auritus
Other common names
Jerboa-marsupial · Jerboa Pouched-mouse · Jerboa Marsupial Mouse · Pitchi-pitchi · Wuhl-wuhl · Kultarr
Type material
WAM M5775
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"Elder Creek, Western Australia (−26.1166, 126.5833)."
Biogeographic realm
Australasia
Country distribution
Australia
Taxonomy notes
recently described based on populations previously attributed to A. laniger
Taxonomy notes citation
Dodd, C. S., Catullo, R. A., Travouillon, K. J., Baker, A. M., Westerman, M., & Umbrello, L. S. (2025). Cryptic Kultarr: Integrative Taxonomy Reveals Unrecognized Species of Carnivorous Marsupial (Dasyuridae: Antechinomys) in Arid Australia. Ecology and Evolution, 15(7), e71618.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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