| Silver-headed antechinus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Dasyuromorphia |
| Family: | Dasyuridae |
| Genus: | Antechinus |
| Species: | A. argentus
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| Binomial name | |
| Antechinus argentus Baker, Mutton, Hines, 2013
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| The approximate range of the Silver-headed Antechinus | |
The silver-headed antechinus (Antechinus argentus)1 is a species of dasyurid marsupial of the genus Antechinus.2 Described in 2013, the species is known only from three locations so far: Blackdown Tableland National Park, Kroombit Tops National Park and Bulburin National Park in central Queensland.34 It is one of the most recently described Australian marsupials.
References
References
- "Silver-headed antechinus – Antechinus argentus". Department of Environment and Heritage Protection (Queensland). Government of Queensland. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- "ITIS standard report – Antechinus argentus – Baker, Mutton and Hines, 2013". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- Baker, A. M.; Mutton, T. Y.; Hines, H. B. (2013). "A new dasyurid marsupial from Kroombit Tops, south-east Queensland, Australia". Zootaxa. 3746: 201–39. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3746.2.1. OCLC 49030618. PMID 25113476.
- "Scientists find rare "suicidal reproducer" marsupial surviving in burnt Queensland forest". WWF Australia. 16 August 2021.