Description
Body fur changes from grey on the head and shoulders, to yellowish-brown to reddish-orange on the rest of the body. Narrow ring of pale fur around the eye. Tail brown and covered with fur. Body up to 16 cm, tail up to 14 cm.
Yellow-footed Antechinus are more active in the day than most related species. They forage on the ground and in trees, moving about with jerky movements. They mate during a two week period in August, after which the males die.
Author credit: Museum Victoria Sciences Staff / Museum Victoria
Habitat
Leaf litter and fallen logs in forests, heath, woodlands and coastal plains.
Food
Carnivore
Range
South-western and eastern mainland Australia.
Credits:
Map is from Atlas of Living Australia website at https://biocache.ala.org.au licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Species Description is from Museums Field Guide, Atlas of Living Australia at website at https://lists.ala.org.au Licensed under Creative Commons Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Classification
| Class: | Mammalia | | Order: | Dasyuromorphia | | Family: | Dasyuridae | | Genus: | Antechinus | | Species: | flavipes | | Common Name: | Yellow-footed Antechinus |
Relatives in same Genus
Agile Antechinus (A. agilis)
Fawn Antechinus (A. bellus)
Brown Antechinus (A. stuartii)
Dusky Antechinus (A. swainsonii)
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