Antechinus flavipes is a chordate, or more specifically a mammal, in the Dasyuridae family.

Antechinus flavipes is commonly known (its common name) as the Yellow-Footed Antechinus in English. In French (Français), Antechinus flavipes is commonly known as the Souris Marsupiale À Pieds Jaunes.

Antechinus flavipes is classified as lower risk-least concern by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of plant and animal species maintained by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.

Species Authority: The species authority, or the name(s) of scientist(s) or person(s) who first described Antechinus flavipes is (Waterhouse, 1838) (IUCN Red List).

Summary: Binomial name Antechinus flavipes
(Waterhouse, 1838)

The Yellow-footed Antechinus (Antechinus flavipes) is a mouse-like marsupial found in Australia. One notable feature of the species is its unusual sexual behavior. The male Yellow-footed Antechinus engages in such frenzied mating that it commonly dies of sexual stress.

(Wikipedia).

Country Distribution: Antechinus flavipes is found in the following countries:

Australia (IUCN Red List).

Biome(s)/Ecosystem(s): IUCN lists the following as biomes for Antechinus flavipes: Terrestrial (IUCN Red List).

CONSERVATION STATUS

Red List Category & Criteria: Antechinus flavipes is listed as LR/lc ver 2.3 (1994) (IUCN Red List).

Year Assessed: Antechinus flavipes's status was assessed in 1996 (IUCN Red List).

Assessor: Antechinus flavipes's Red List status was evaluated by Australasian Marsupial & Monotreme Specialist Group (IUCN Red List).

Data Sources for IUCN data: The following is a list of citations from the IUCN web site for Antechinus flavipes:

Citations listed by IUCN

Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. (compilers and editors) 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.

Scott, P. (ed.) 1965. Section XIII. Preliminary List of Rare Mammals and Birds. In: The Launching of a New Ark, pp. 15–207. First Report of the President and Trustees of the World Wildlife Fund. An International Foundation for saving the world's wildlife and wild places 1961–1964. Collins, London.

(IUCN Red List).

Links: IUCN Red List Profile for Antechinus flavipes (IUCN Red List).

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