Marsupial mice (antechinuses) are found in eastern and southeastern Australia, including parts of Queensland, New South Wales, and Victoria.

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The Short Version

Authoritative Australian sources show that antechinuses occur in eastern and southeastern Australia, with documented species in Queensland, New South Wales, and Victoria. The main caveat is that distribution varies by species, so not every antechinus occurs across all of those states. That does not undermine the claim’s core geographic point.

Caveats

The statement is accurate at the genus/group level; individual antechinus species can have much narrower ranges.
The named states are examples, not the full range for all antechinuses; some species also occur in South Australia or Tasmania.
Low-authority background sources are unnecessary here because stronger government and museum sources already establish the distribution.

The Receipts

Dusky Antechinus - profile
NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and WaterNov 10, 2023
Antechinus
Queensland Department of Environment and ScienceMay 30, 2022
Silver-headed antechinus
Queensland Department of Environment and ScienceSep 18, 2019
Brown Antechinus
Australian MuseumMar 29, 2022
Antechinus swainsonii
Animal Diversity Web
Moving mountains for the antechinus: The importance of food availability and high elevation habitat
NESP Threatened Species Recovery HubJan 24, 2019
Swamp Antechinus - SWIFFT
SWIFFT
A new dasyurid marsupial from eastern Queensland, Australia
ZootaxaAug 31, 2012
The Mardo: An examination of geographic variation in morphology and reproductive potential in Antechinus flavipes in southwestern Australia
Western Australian Museum
Antechinus (genus overview)
Atlas of Living Australia

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Antechinus Australia New South Wales Queensland Victoria

Marsupial mice (antechinuses) are found in eastern and southeastern Australia, including parts of Queensland, New South Wales, and Victoria.

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