Dasyurus hallucatus

J. Gould, 1842

Northern 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. 1842-11. Mr. Gould then proceeded to characterize a new species of Perameles from Port Essington, and a new species of Dasyurus from the same locality. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1842:41-42.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30679803

Original name as described

Dasyurus hallucatus

Other common names

Little Northern Native Cat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1842.5.26.16

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2965d4f2-9233-4867-8a94-27fef9ad0abe https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/409d2a36-0c91-4ea1-812e-5bb334dfa394

Type locality

Northern Territory, Port Essington, Northern Territory, Australia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Australia

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000149

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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 hallucatus

J. Gould, 1842

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

hallucatus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1842.5.26.16

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2965d4f2-9233-4867-8a94-27fef9ad0abe https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/409d2a36-0c91-4ea1-812e-5bb334dfa394

Authority page

41

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30679803

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. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:28) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  5. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:302) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #6295) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #6295) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000149) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/6295/21947321) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Dasyurus hallucatus exilis

O. Thomas, 1909

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

exilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1909.4.23.8

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/bfabc6f8-468d-4fa0-9fa6-959fea11d51c

Authority page

152

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22071507

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Dasyurus hallucatus predator

O. Thomas, 1926

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

predator

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1915.3.5.77

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/69ef2715-fd2c-4a60-b293-4fbbc6b460e2

Authority page

543

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Dasyurus hallucatus nesaeus

O. Thomas, 1926

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

nesaeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1926.3.11.125

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/14915539-5555-45e9-a44d-4d7b70c4daa0

Authority page

544

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Satanellus hallucatus exilis

(Tate, 1947)

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

exilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

143

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Tate (1947:143) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15895)

Satanellus hallucatus

(Tate, 1947)

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

hallucatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

143

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Tate (1947:143) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15895)

Satanellus hallucatus hallucatus

(Tate, 1947)

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

hallucatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

143

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Tate (1947:143) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15895)

Satanellus hallucatus nesaeus

(Tate, 1947)

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

nesaeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

143

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Tate (1947:143) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15895)

Satanellus hallucatus predator

(Tate, 1947)

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

predator

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

143

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Tate (1947:143) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15895)

Dasyurus quoll

Tate, 1947

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

quoll

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)

Mustela Quoll

(E. A. W. von Zimmermann, 1783)

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

quoll

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

partially_suppressed

Authority page

181

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

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

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