Dasyurus geoffroii

J. Gould, 1841

Western Quoll

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Gould, J. 1841-07. Mr. Gould also exhibited at this Meeting certain specimens of Dasyurus. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1840:151.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30571590

Original name as described

Dasyurus Geoffroii

Other common names

Chuditch · Western Native Cat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1841.1213

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/26261664-6fd6-41a6-af14-4e4adc6b1018 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/3d60a35e-d42e-4249-89d4-7799b593d6bb https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c3260797-e38b-499d-aa35-4c39a591e53b

Type locality

Liverpool Plains, New South Wales, Australia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Australia

IUCN Red List status

Near Threatened

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000148

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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.

Dasyurus Geoffroii

J. Gould, 1841

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

geoffroii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1841.1213

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/26261664-6fd6-41a6-af14-4e4adc6b1018 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/3d60a35e-d42e-4249-89d4-7799b593d6bb https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c3260797-e38b-499d-aa35-4c39a591e53b

Authority page

151

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30571590

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:12) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:29) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8537)
  4. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:301) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #6294) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #6294) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000148) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/6294/21947461) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Dasyurus geoffroyi fortis

O. Thomas, 1906

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

fortis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1906.8.1.340

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ced5c5f9-daed-46ac-afc2-fccb17722b78

Authority page

476

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31208187

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8537)

Dasyurus Geoffroyii

Lesson, 1842

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

geoffroyii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

190

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:190) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Dasyurinus geoffroyi fortis

(Tate, 1947)

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

fortis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

144

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Tate (1947:144) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15895)

Dasyurinus geoffroyi

(Tate, 1947)

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

geoffroyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

144

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Tate (1947:144) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15895)

Dasyurinus geoffroyi geoffroyi

(Tate, 1947)

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

geoffroyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

144

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Tate (1947:144) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15895)

Dasyurus geoffroii fortis

Mittermeier & D. E. Wilson, 2015

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

fortis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

301

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:301) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)

Dasyurus geoffroii geoffroii

Mittermeier & D. E. Wilson, 2015

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

geoffroii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

301

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:301) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)

Dasyurus Geoffroyi

G. R. Waterhouse, 1841

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

geoffroyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

132

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18064710

Authority publication

Edinburgh

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