Fat-tailed False Antechinus - Taxonomy

Taxonomy

Scientific Name: Pseudantechinus macdonellensis Common Name: English-Fat-tailed-Antechinus, Fat-tailed Pseudantechinus

It was first described in 1896 by Sir Walter Baldwin Spencer, who placed it in the genus Phascogale. It was for a long time included in the genus Antechinus. The species has formerly included the Alexandria False Antechinus (P. mimulus), the Ningbing False Antechinus (P. ningbing), and Woolley's False Antechinus (P. woolleyae).

The P. macdonellensis is commonly found in the rocky environments of Central Australia.