Dasyuroides byrnei

W. B. Spencer, 1896

Kowari

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Spencer, W.B. 1896. Preliminary description of certain new marsupials from Central Australia, together with remarks upon the occurrence and identity of _Phascologale cristicauda_. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 8:5-13.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8659971

Original name as described

Dasyuroides byrnei

Other common names

Brush-tailed Marsupial Rat · Bushy-tailed Marsupial Rat

Type material

NMV C6323

Type kind

lectotype

Type locality

Charlotte Waters, Northern Territory, Australia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Australia

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000146

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.

Dasyuroides Byrnei pallidior

O. Thomas, 1906

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

pallidior

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1905.8.9.7

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/cf9369c0-cbe9-434f-b130-87f8fb02d54b

Authority page

330

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19245548

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:290) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)

Dasyuroides byrnei

W. B. Spencer, 1896

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

byrnei

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

NMV C6323

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

6

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8659971

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria

Name usages

  1. Tate (1947:142) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15895)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:12) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:29) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8537)
  5. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:27) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  6. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:290) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #6265) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #6265) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000146) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/6265/21944128) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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