Cinnamon antechinus

The cinnamon antechinus, Antechinus leo, is a small carnivorous marsupial of the family Dasyuridae, also known as the Iron Ranges antechinus and the Cape York antechinus. It is the only mammal found nowhere except Cape York Peninsula in northern Australia, where it is confined to semideciduous rainforest around the McIlraith and Iron Ranges. It was not described scientifically until 1980, having earlier been confused with the yellow-footed antechinus and the Atherton antechinus. The species name refers to the lion-like cinnamon colour of its fur, which is more rufous than that of its relatives, with a darker stripe along the middle of the head. It is among the largest antechinuses, nocturnal and arboreal, and it feeds on invertebrates. The mating season is in September, and as in all antechinuses the males die after breeding. Although locally common, it has a very restricted range and is one of the two rarest members of its genus.