Summary ²

The brown antechinus (Antechinus stuartii), also known as Stuart's antechinus and Macleay's marsupial mouse, is a species of small carnivorous marsupial of the family Dasyuridae. The males die after their first breeding season, and the species holds the world record for being the world's smallest semelparous mammal.

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1. (c) Ákos Lumnitzer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Ákos Lumnitzer
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antechinus_stuartii

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