Fawn Antechinus
Antechinus bellus
Family Dasyuridae
Endangered — AUS: Vulnerable, NT: Endangered
About
The fawn antechinus is a species of small carnivorous marsupial found in northern Australia. It is the only Antechinus to be found in the Northern Territory and has a patchy, restricted range.
How to spot it
The fawn antechinus is unique among antechinuses, being considerably paler than many of its relatives. It is a light grey colour and is distinguished from the only other similar species in the area where it lives (the sandstone dibbler and the red-cheeked dunnart) by its larger size and paler colouring. It is insectivorous and, like many of its relatives, all of the males die after the breeding season. The fawn antechinus has a breeding season during August. Young are born in September–October i
Documented on these trails
Anbangbang Billabong Walk
Kakadu National Park
Bardedjilidji Sandstone Walk
Kakadu National Park
Barrk Sandstone Walk
Kakadu National Park
Gunlom Plunge Pool Walk
Kakadu National Park
Maguk (Barramundi Gorge) Walk
Kakadu National Park
Mamukala Wetlands Walk
Kakadu National Park
Manngarre Rainforest Walk
Kakadu National Park
Ubirr Art and Lookout Walk
Kakadu National Park
Found in
- Kakadu National Park — The Top End — Kakadu, Litchfield & Darwin, NT hikes