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title: "Swamp Antechinus"
description: "Antechinus minimus — Mamíferos. The swamp antechinus (Antechinus minimus), also known as the little Tasmanian marsupial mouse, is a species of shrew-like marsupial of the family Dasyuridae and as such is related to dunnarts, quolls and the Tasmanian devil."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/swamp-antechinus
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Swamp Antechinus

> Antechinus minimus — Mamíferos. The swamp antechinus (Antechinus minimus), also known as the little Tasmanian marsupial mouse, is a species of shrew-like marsupial of the family Dasyuridae and as such is related to dunnarts, quolls and the Tasmanian devil.

- Scientific name: *Antechinus minimus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 100
- Wikidata: [Q135416](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q135416)
- iNaturalist taxon: [40183](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/40183)

## Names

- en: Swamp Antechinus
- de: Sumpf-Breitfußbeutelmaus
- es: Antequino Palustre
- fr: Souris Marsupiale des Marais Litoraux

## Countries with the most observations

AU (82)

## Summary

The swamp antechinus (Antechinus minimus), also known as the little Tasmanian marsupial mouse, is a species of shrew-like marsupial of the family Dasyuridae and as such is related to dunnarts, quolls and the Tasmanian devil.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swamp_antechinus

## Photo

![Swamp Antechinus](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/swamp-antechinus/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ink-Kawinwit Kittipalawattanapol · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/105524017

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/swamp-antechinus?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).