Parantechinus apicalis

(J. E. Gray, 1842)

Dibbler

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Gray, J.E. 1842-08-01. A new species of tapering-tailed phascogale in the collection of the British Museum. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (1)9(60):518.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2312857

Original name as described

Phascogale apicalis

Other common names

Southern Dibbler

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1842.8.18.3, BMNH:Mamm:1844.6.15.8

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/4fa0048f-b679-46a4-8f81-032704ccffaa https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/df9f6706-bdaf-4a85-aba4-90fa69770194

Type locality

south-west Western Australia, Australia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Australia

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000158

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.

Phascogale apicalis

(J. E. Gray, 1842)

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

apicalis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1842.8.18.3, BMNH:Mamm:1844.6.15.8

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/4fa0048f-b679-46a4-8f81-032704ccffaa https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/df9f6706-bdaf-4a85-aba4-90fa69770194

Authority page

518

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2312857

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Parantechinus apicalis

Tate, 1947

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

apicalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

137

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Tate (1947:137) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15895)
  2. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8537)
  3. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:202) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #16138) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #16138) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000158) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/16138/21944584) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Antechinus apicalis

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

apicalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

11

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:11) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:27) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

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