Antechinus minimus (É. Geoffroy, 1803) . Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris, 81:159.

TYPE LOCALITY: Australia, Tasmania; probably Waterhouse Isl, Bass Strait (see Wakefield and Warneke, 1963:209-210) .

DISTRIBUTION: Coastal SE South Australia to Tasmania.

STATUS: Probably common.

SYNONYMS: affinis, concinnus, maritima, rolandensis.