Phascogale calurus

J. Gould, 1844

Red-tailed Phascogale

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Gould, J. 1844-10. Mr. Gould laid upon the table a number of Skins of Animals and Birds, being part of a large collection which Mr. Gilbert had lately forwarded to him from Australia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1844:103-108.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862398

Original name as described

Phascogale calurus

Other common names

Red-tailed Wambenger

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1844.10.15.1, BMNH:Mamm:1844.7.9.9

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/129ed09b-2abc-4d9a-a070-82d61fb25db4 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e358cd8e-b802-4f63-adb1-1168502d3dd9 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e40634a4-3a3a-47de-800d-a6cc440727ef https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f2dc2d41-5c2b-4608-ba30-5c112afd3861

Type locality

Williams River, Military Station, Western Australia, Australia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Australia

Taxonomy notes

spelling of specific epithet changed fro -a to -us to match original spelling, as the name is treated as a noun in apposition here

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000187

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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 calurus

J. Gould, 1844

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

calurus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1844.10.15.1, BMNH:Mamm:1844.7.9.9

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/129ed09b-2abc-4d9a-a070-82d61fb25db4 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e358cd8e-b802-4f63-adb1-1168502d3dd9 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e40634a4-3a3a-47de-800d-a6cc440727ef https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f2dc2d41-5c2b-4608-ba30-5c112afd3861

Authority page

104

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862398

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000187) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Phascogale calura

Tate, 1947

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

calura

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

136

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Tate (1947:136) (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 (2015:324) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #16888) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #16888) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/16888/21944219) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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