Notoryctes caurinus

O. Thomas, 1920

Northwestern Marsupial Mole

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Marsupialia
Superorder : Australidelphia
Order : Notoryctemorphia
Family : Notoryctidae
Genus : Notoryctes

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1920-07-01. Notoryctes in Northwest Australia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)6(31):111-113.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19239909

Original name as described

Notoryctes caurinus

Other common names

Kakarratul · Northern Marsupial Mole · Western Marsupial Mole

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1920.5.21.1, WAM M10442

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9cc403fa-451a-4daa-96d4-218a75ff66b7

Type locality

"Wollal [= Wallal], N.W. Australia."

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Australia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000141

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Notoryctes caurinus

O. Thomas, 1920

Family

Notoryctidae

Root name

caurinus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1920.5.21.1, WAM M10442

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9cc403fa-451a-4daa-96d4-218a75ff66b7

Authority page

111

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19239909

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8539)
  2. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:218) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #14878) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #14878) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000141) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14878/21964848) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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