Family: Dasyuridae
Description: The Brown Antechinus is a small carnivorous marsupial mammal.
Distribution: The Brown Antechinus is found in forests in south eastern Australia, preferring areas with thick cover & logs.
Comments: Usually nocturnal but can be active during the day. Can climb trees. It hunts beetles, spiders & cockroaches but will take other arthropods if available.
Each year all the Brown Antechinus males die after a short but extremely aggressive & stressful breeding season.
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