Antechinus leo

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Description
This specimen is the holotype for the species "Antechinus leo", otherwise known as the Cinnamon antechinus. A holotype is the single type specimen upon which the description and name of a new species is based.

This antechinus lives in a small area in North East Queensland, Australia. It is larger than other species of antechinus.
Subphylum
Vertebrata
Order
Marsupialia
Class
Mammalia
Family
Dasyuridae
Taxonomic classification
Antechinus leo
Common name
Cinnamon antechinus
Classification type status
Holotype
Department
Natural Science/Zoology
Collection
Mammals/Biodiversity
Accession date
04 Oct 1978
Accession no
JM2372
Credit line
Original datasets and images provided by Queensland Museum, http://www.qm.qld.gov.au/ and licensed for re-use under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia (CC BY) license. Please note, this record has been adapted for use by Vernon Systems and may not accurately reflect the original record or the collection item it documents.

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