vs Cinnamon antechinus

Asperococcus ensiformis compared with Antechinus leo

Key Differences

  • is Data Deficient while Cinnamon antechinus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Cinnamon antechinus
Kingdom Chromista (クロミスタ) Animalia (動物)
Phylum Ochrophyta (オクロ植物) Chordata (脊索動物)
Class Phaeophyceae (褐藻) Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order Ectocarpales (Ectocarpales) Dasyuromorphia (フクロネコ目)
Family Chordariaceae Dasyuridae
Genus Asperococcus Antechinus
Species Asperococcus ensiformis Antechinus leo

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Cinnamon antechinus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Cinnamon antechinus
Diet — —
Average Lifespan — —
Average Length — —
Average Weight — —

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, New Zealand, and Norway.

Cinnamon antechinus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

アスペロコッカス・エンシフォルミス(Asperococcus ensiformis)は北大西洋・地中海沿岸の岩礁基質に付着する管状〜扁平な茶藻類で、細長い袋状〜剣形の葉状体を形成する。潮間帯から浅い潮下帯の波浪暴露域の岩石・大型藻類に着生する光合成植物である。コンブ目に近縁な褐藻類として、沿岸生態系の一次生産者として機能している。

Cinnamon antechinus

The cinnamon antechinus (Antechinus leo) is a small marsupial in the family Dasyuridae, endemic to northeastern Queensland, Australia, particularly the Cape York Peninsula. It inhabits tropical and subtropical rainforest and forest margins at low elevations, sheltering in tree hollows, dense vine tangles, and fallen logs. Like all antechinuses, it is a specialist insectivore, consuming beetles, cockroaches, moths, and other invertebrates, and occasionally small lizards. The cinnamon antechinus is named for its rich cinnamon-brown dorsal fur. A remarkable feature shared by all antechinus species is semelparous reproduction: males undergo a catastrophic physiological decline and die shortly after a brief, intense mating season in winter, leaving only the pregnant females to carry the population into the next generation. This extreme reproductive strategy results in completely male-free populations for most of the year. The species is classified as Least Concern by the IUCN, with populations within Cape York's relatively intact tropical forest. However, like all antechinuses, it faces threats from feral predators (cats and foxes), habitat degradation, and altered fire regimes. Climate change poses a long-term risk by shrinking the cool, moist forest habitats this species depends on. Genetic studies of Australian antechinuses have revealed considerable cryptic diversity.

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