Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis

(W. B. Spencer, 1895)

Fat-tailed Pseudantechinus

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Spencer, W.B. 1895. Preliminary notice of two new species of marsupials from Central Australia. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 7:222-224.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8659827

Original name as described

Phascologale macdonnellensis

Other common names

Fat-tailed Antechinus · Fat-tailed False Antechinus

Type material

AM M.1004, NMV C7804

Type kind

syntypes

Type locality

south of Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Australia

Taxonomy notes

includes roryi

Taxonomy notes citation

Umbrello, L. S., Woolley, P. A., & Westerman, M. (2018). Species relationships in the dasyurid marsupial genus Pseudantechinus (Marsupialia: Dasyuridae): a re-examination of the taxonomic status of Pseudantechinus roryi. Australian Journal of Zoology, 65(4), 240-247.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000162

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.

Phascologale macdonnellensis

(W. B. Spencer, 1895)

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

macdonnellensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AM M.1004, NMV C7804

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

222

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8659827

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria

Pseudantechinus roryi

N. K. Cooper, K. P. Aplin, & M. Adams, 2000

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

roryi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

WAM M34277

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

125

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55620564

Authority publication

Records of the Western Australian Museum

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8537)
  2. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:297) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136620) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136620) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136620/21945749) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis

Tate, 1947

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

macdonnellensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

139

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Tate (1947:139) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15895)
  2. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8537)
  3. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:205) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #40537) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #40537) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000162) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/40537/21945598) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Antechinus macdonnellensis

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

macdonnellensis

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 (1982:28) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

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