Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1906-10-10. On mammals from northern Australia presented to the National Museum by Sir Wm. Ingram, Bt., and the Hon. John Forrest. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1906(3):536-543.

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Original name as described

Sminthopsis stalkeri

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1906.3.9.91

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

Type locality

SW of Alroy, Western Australia, Australia (244 m a.s.l.)

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Australia

Taxonomy notes

split from S. macroura, although more data is needed to support this and the species status of this form is considered tentative, with some subsequent authors not recognizing the species

Taxonomy notes citation

Blacket, M. J., Adams, M., Cooper, S. J., Krajewski, C., & Westerman, M. (2001). Systematics and evolution of the dasyurid marsupial genus Sminthopsis: I. The macroura species group. Journal of Mammalian Evolution, 8(2), 149-170. · Umbrello, L. S., Didham, R. K., How, R. A., & Huey, J. A. (2020). Multi-Species Phylogeography of Arid-Zone Sminthopsinae (Marsupialia: Dasyuridae) Reveals Evidence of Refugia and Population Expansion in Response to Quaternary Change. Genes, 11(9), 963.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

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