Weight:
Male: 60g
Female: 28g

Identification: Small, rat-sized mammal with a flattish, broad head, pointed snout and cat-like teeth. The body, head and tail are uniform brown.
Call/Song:

Found in two distinct subspecies, the northern occuring in northern Queensland and the  southern extending from south-east Queensland through to south-east New South Wales.

Habitat: Found in a variety of forest habitats where there is thick ground cover and abundant logs..

Movement: A nocturnal animal except in breeding season that spends most its time on the forrest floor.

Feeding: Eats insects such as beetles, spiders, amphipods and cockroaches.

Breeding/Nesting: Breeding in southern Queensland occurs in September and after a two week mating season no male brown antechinus is left alive.

Photo: Queensland Museum

Other Common Names: Macleay's marsupial mouse, Stuart's antechinus. 
Status: Abundant.

Distribution:

Abundance: 

Queensland Museum (1995) Wildlife of Greater Brisbane, Queensland Museum, Brisbane.

Strahan, R. et al. (1995) The Mammals of Australia, Australian Museum/ Reed New Holland, Sydney.