Antechinus mimetes

(O. Thomas, 1924)

Mainland Dusky Antechinus

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Marsupialia
Superorder : Australidelphia
Order : Dasyuromorphia
Family : Dasyuridae
Subfamily : Phascogalinae
Genus : Antechinus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1924-11-01. A new pouched mouse (Phascogale) from northern New South Wales. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)14(83):528-529.

Authority publication link

https://doi.org/10.1080/00222932408633152

Original name as described

Phascogale swainsoni mimetes

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1924.10.1.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/db713568-bc3b-482c-8d89-ad8102ca2853

Type locality

Guy Fawkes District, via Ebor, NE New South Wales.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Australia

Taxonomy notes

split from A. swainsonii

Taxonomy notes citation

Baker, A., Mutton, T., Mason, E., & Gray, E. (2015). A taxonomic assessment of the Australian dusky antechinus complex: a new species, the Tasman peninsula dusky antechinus (Antechinus vandycki sp. nov.) and an elevation to species of the mainland dusky antechinus (Antechinus swainsonii mimetes (Thomas)). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum-Nature, 59, 75-126.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000175

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 swainsoni mimetes

(O. Thomas, 1924)

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

mimetes

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1924.10.1.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/db713568-bc3b-482c-8d89-ad8102ca2853

Authority page

528

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1924:528) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19819)
  2. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8537)
  3. Jackson & Groves (2015:63) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Antechinus swainsonii mimetes

Tate, 1947

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

mimetes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

132

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Tate (1947:132) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15895)
  2. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:318) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  3. Jackson & Groves (2015:63) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Antechinus swainsonii insulanus

A. Davison, 1991

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

insulanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

103, 104

Authority publication

Australian Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:318) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  2. Jackson & Groves (2015:63) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)
  3. Jackson & Groves (2015:63) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Antechinus mimetes

Mammal Diversity Database, 2018

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

mimetes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · unpublished_electronic

Authority page

ID #100000385

Name usages

  1. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000385) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000385) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000175) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

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