| the black-tailed antechinus, antechinus arktos sp. nov.: a new species of carnivorous marsupial from montane regions of the tweed volcano caldera, eastern australia. | we describe a new species of dasyurid marsupial within the genus antechinus that was previously known as a northern outlier of dusky antechinus (a. swainsonii). the black-tailed antechinus, antechinus arktos sp. nov., is known only from areas of high altitude and high rainfall on the tweed volcano caldera of far south-east queensland and north-east new south wales, australia. antechinus arktos formerly sheltered under the taxonomic umbrella of a. swainsonii mimetes, the widespread mainland form ... | 2014 | 24870890 |