Sminthopsis butleri

M. Archer, 1979

Butler's Dunnart

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Marsupialia
Superorder : Australidelphia
Order : Dasyuromorphia
Family : Dasyuridae
Subfamily : Sminthopsinae
Genus : Sminthopsis

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Archer, M. 1979. Two new species of Sminthopsis Thomas (Dasyuridae: Marsupialia) from northern Australia, _S. butleri_ and _S. douglasi_. Australian Zoologist 20(2):327-345.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39036840

Original name as described

Sminthopsis butleri

Other common names

Carpentarian Dunnart · Munjol

Type material

WAM M7158

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Kalumburu (14° 15' S, 126° 40' E), Western Australia, Australia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Australia

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000201

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.

Sminthopsis butleri

M. Archer, 1979

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

butleri

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

WAM M7158

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

329

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39036840

Authority publication

Australian Zoologist

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:12) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:31) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8537)
  4. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:336) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #20295) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #20295) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000201) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/20295/21948035) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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