Sarcophilus harrisii

(Boitard, 1841)

Tasmanian Devil

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Boitard, P. 1841-08. Le Jardin des Plantes. Description et moeurs des mammifères de la ménagerie et du Muséum d'Histoire naturelle. J.-J. Dubochet et Ce, Paris, 472 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16650370

Original name as described

Ursinus Harrisii

Other common names

Devil · Native Devil

Type locality

Tasmania, Australia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Australia

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000166

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.

Sarcophilus harrisii dixonae

Werdelin, 1987

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

dixonae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

NMV P157484

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

1, 10

Authority publication

Records of the Queen Victoria Museum

Name usages

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

Didelphis ursina

(G. P. R. Harris, 1808)

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

ursinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

176

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/757951

Authority publication

Transactions of the Linnean Society of London

Name usages

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

Sarcophilus satanicus

O. Thomas, 1903

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

satanicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

289

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19367836

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Sarcophilus ursinus

C. F. Cuvier, 1842

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

ursinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

2

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518525

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Cuvier (1842:2, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518525) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60227)
  2. Lesson (1842:190) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  3. Blyth (1863:180, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534861) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)

Sarcophilus harrisii

Tate, 1947

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

harrisii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

146

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Tate (1947:146) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15895)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:31) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8537)
  4. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:30) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  5. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:305) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #40540) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #40540) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000166) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/40540/10331066) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Sarcophilus harrisi

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

harrisi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

12

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1980:12) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Sarcophilus harrisii harrisii

Groves, 2005

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

harrisii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Dasyurus ursinus

(Lesson, 1827)

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

ursinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

214

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207682

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1827:214, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207682) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)

Ursinus Harrisii

(Boitard, 1841)

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

harrisii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

290

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16650370

Authority publication

Paris

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