First record of Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis (Marsupialia: Dasyuridae) in the Kimberley region of Western Australia
L. S. Umbrello A # , L. C. Potter B # , M. Westerman
C and P. A. Woolley C *
A Collections and Research Centre, Western Australian Museum, 49 Kew Street, Welshpool, WA 6106, Australia.
B Australian Wildlife Conservancy, Level 2/322 Hay Street, Subiaco, WA 6008, Australia.
C Department of Ecology, Environment and Evolution, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Vic. 3086, Australia.
Handling Editor: Mark Eldridge
Australian Mammalogy 44(3) 404-406 https://doi.org/10.1071/AM21031
Submitted: 20 August 2021 Accepted: 2 November 2021 Published: 31 May 2022
© 2022 The Author(s) (or their employer(s)). Published by CSIRO Publishing on behalf of the Australian Mammal Society.
Abstract
DNA sequencing of specimens of Pseudantechinus found on Australian Wildlife Conservancy’s Mornington Wildlife Sanctuary in the Kimberley region of Western Australia revealed the existence of two species, Ps. macdonnellensis and Ps. ningbing. This is the first record of Ps. macdonnellensis from the Kimberley.
Keywords: Dasyuridae, distribution, Kimberley, mitochondrial DNA, nuclear DNA, Ps. macdonnellensis, Ps. ningbing, Pseudantechinus.
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