Sminthopsis fuliginosa

(J. Gould, 1852)

Gray-bellied 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

Gould, J. 1852. [Part iv]. Pl. I-2, I-41, I-42, I-43, I-45, II-12, II-13, II-18, II-19, II-20, II-21, II-61, II-62, III-14, III-43 in Gould, J. 1845-1863. Mammals of Australia. In three volumes. John Gould, London.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49738211

Original name as described

Antechinus fuliginosus

Other common names

Boullanger Island Dunnart

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1844.2.15.20

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ec1f7bc4-164f-4d52-887b-c7085e7e2d41

Type locality

hillsides on the Banks of the Avon, Western Australia, Australia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Australia

Taxonomy notes

fuliginosus is the oldest name for species known as S. griseoventer and includes boulangerensis and aitkeni as synonyms

Taxonomy notes citation

Jackson, S. M., & Groves, C. (2015). Taxonomy of Australian mammals. CSIRO publishing.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000206

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.

Antechinus fuliginosus

(J. Gould, 1852)

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

fuliginosa

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1844.2.15.20

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ec1f7bc4-164f-4d52-887b-c7085e7e2d41

Authority page

pl. I-41

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49738211

Authority publication

London

Sminthopsis aitkeni

D. J. Kitchener, Stoddart, & J. Henry, 1984

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

aitkeni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SAMA M7664

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

230

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53024973

Authority publication

Records of the Western Australian Museum

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8537)
  2. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:335) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #20294) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #20294) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Sminthopsis caniventer

Baverstock, M. Adams, & M. Archer, 1984

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

caniventris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

WAM M24543

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

823

Authority publication

Australian Journal of Zoology

Name usages

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

Sminthopsis griseoventer

D. J. Kitchener, Stoddart, & J. Henry, 1984

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

griseoventris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

WAM M24543

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

225

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53024968

Authority publication

Records of the Western Australian Museum

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8537)
  2. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:341) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41510) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41510) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41510/21948615) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Sminthopsis griseoventer boullangerensis

Crowther, Dickman, & Lynam, 1999

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

boullangerensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

WAM M27174

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

220

Authority publication

Australian Journal of Zoology

Name usages

Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:341) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)

Sminthopsis murina fuliginosa

Tate, 1947

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

fuliginosa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

121

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Tate (1947:121) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15895)

Sminthopsis boullangerensis

Groves, 2005

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

boullangerensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Sminthopsis fuliginosus

Groves, 2005

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

fuliginosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Sminthopsis griseoventer griseoventer

Mittermeier & D. E. Wilson, 2015

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

griseoventer

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

341

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:341) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)

Sminthopsis fuliginosa

Mammal Diversity Database, 2024

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

fuliginosa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · unpublished_electronic

Authority page URI

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000206

Name usages

Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000206) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

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