Antechinus stuartii Macleay, 1841

Colin P. Groves, 1993, Order Dasyuromorphia, Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition), Washington and London: Smithsonian Institution Press, pp. 29-37 : 30

Antechinus stuartii Macleay, 1841 . Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., [ser. 1], 8:242.

TYPE LOCALITY: Australia, New South Wales, Manly (Spring Cove, Sydney Harbour); neotype from Waterfall, Royal National Park .

DISTRIBUTION: E Queensland, E New South Wales, Victoria ( Australia).

STATUS: Common.

SYNONYMS: adusta, burrelli, unicolor.

COMMENTS: Van Dyck (1982) stated that Antechinus stuartii adustus , from the vine forest region between Paluma (19°00'S, 146° 12'E) and Mt. Spurgeon (16°25' S, 145°12'E), is probably a valid species. Dickman et al. (1988) showed that A. stuartii in E New South Wales is actually divided into two quite distinct species: A. stuartii north of about 35°S, and an undescribed species mainly south of this latitude (but recurring farther north and inland at Mt. Canobolas, 33°10'S, 149°00'E; and the two have been found together at Kioloa, 35°32'S, 150°23'E).