Dasycercus cristicauda

(Krefft, 1867)

Crest-tailed Mulgara

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Marsupialia
Superorder : Australidelphia
Order : Dasyuromorphia
Family : Dasyuridae
Subfamily : Dasyurinae
Genus : Dasycercus

Species status

Extinct
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Krefft, G. 1867-04. On the classification of the small Dasyuridae of Australia, with descriptions of two new genera and one new species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1866(3):431-435.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28627933

Original name as described

Chaetocercus cristicauda

Type material

AM M.11342

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

probably Lake Alexandrina, South Australia, Australia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Australia

Taxonomy notes

previously included D. blythi and D. nillieri, as well as populations now attributed to D. archeri, D. marlowi, and D. woolleyae; the species is probably extinct with the exclusion of D. hillieri, which includes the currently extant populations previously attributed to this species

Taxonomy notes citation

Woolley, P.A. 2005. The species of Dasycercus Peters, 1875 (Marsupialia: Dasyuridae). Memoirs of Museum Victoria 62(2): 213-221. · Newman-Martin, J., Travouillon, K. J., Warburton, N., Barham, M., & Blyth, A. J. (2023). Taxonomic review of the genus Dasycercus (Dasyuromorphia: Dasyuridae) using modern and subfossil material; and the description of three new species. Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology, 1-38.

IUCN Red List status

Near Threatened

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000144

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.

Chaetocercus cristicauda

(Krefft, 1867)

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

cristicauda

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AM M.11342

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

435

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28627933

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Dasycercus cristicauda

Tate, 1947

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

cristicauda

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

141

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Tate (1947:141) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15895)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:12) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:28) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8537)
  5. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:290) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #6266) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #6266) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000144) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/6266/21945813) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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