Myoictis melas

(S. Müller in Temminck, 1840)

Müller's Three-striped Dasyure

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Temminck, C.J. 1840-03-21. No. 1. Pp. 1–32 in Temminck, C.J. 1840-1847. Verhandelingen over de natuurlijke geschiedenis der Nederlandsche overzeesche bezittingen. Land- en volkenkunde. S. en J. Luchtmans en C. C. van der Hoek, Leiden, 472 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/56901833

Original name as described

Phascogale melas

Other common names

Three-striped Marsupial Mouse

Type material

RMNH.MAM.25750.a, RMNH.MAM.25750.b

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.25750.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.25750.b

Type locality

"Nieuw-Guinea, in de triton's baai (op 3° 39' Z. breedte)," Mt. Lamantsjieri, near Triton Bay, Lobo District, Fakfak Division, Prov. of Papua (= Irian Jaya), Indonesia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia · Papua New Guinea

Taxonomy notes

previously included M. wavica

Taxonomy notes citation

Woolley, P. A. (2005). Revision of the three-striped dasyures, genus Myoictis (Marsupialia: Dasyuridae), of New Guinea, with description of a new species. RECORDS-AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM, 57(3), 321.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000154

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 Bruijnii

(W. C. H. Peters, 1875)

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

bruijnii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MSNG CE 590

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

420

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34620869

Authority publication

Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale di Genova

Phascogalea Thorbeckiana

(Schlegel, 1866)

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

thorbeckiana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.25749.a, RMNH.MAM.25749.b

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.25749.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.25749.b

Authority page

257

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49109758

Authority publication

Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde

Name usages

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

Phascogale melas

(S. Müller in Temminck, 1840)

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

melas

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.25750.a, RMNH.MAM.25750.b

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.25750.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.25750.b

Authority page

20 (footnote)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/56901833

Authority publication

Leiden

Phascogale melas bürgersi

(G. Stein, 1932)

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

buergersi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 20335

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

256

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45378730

Authority publication

Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde

Name usages

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

Phascogale melas senex

(G. Stein, 1932)

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

senex

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 44226

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

255

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45378729

Authority publication

Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde

Name usages

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

Myoictis melas

Tate, 1947

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

melas

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

140

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Tate (1947:140) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15895)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:11) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:30) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8537)
  5. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:293) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000280) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000280) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000154) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14086/21945102) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Myoictis melas melas

Tate, 1947

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

melas

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

140

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Tate (1947:140) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15895)

bruijni

Groves, 2005

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

bruijni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

26

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Groves (2005:26) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8537)

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