Sminthopsis virginiae

(de Tarragon, 1847)

Red-cheeked 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

Tarragon, L. de. 1847. Description du mâle adulte du _Colobe guereza_ et du _Phascogale Virginiæ_. Revue zoologique par la Société Cuvierienne 1847:177-178.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2271683

Original name as described

Phascogale Virginiæ

Type locality

type locality not given. Restricted by M. Archer in 1981 to "Herbert Vale, Queensland, Australia."

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Australia · Indonesia · Papua New Guinea

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000217

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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 rona

(Tate & Archbold, 1936)

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

rona

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-104005

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-104005

Authority page

2

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

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

Sminthopsis nitela

R. Collett, 1897

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

nitela

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1897.4.12.6, NHMO 2064, NHMO 2065, NHMO 22078

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/7e9009a2-299e-4cc7-9ffe-dd86001b5e36

Authority page

334

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30987503

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Troughton (1965:318, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34904556) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65904)

Sminthopsis rufigenis

O. Thomas, 1922

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

rufigenis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1922.2.2.76

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/cc7bc16d-fb90-4297-8ce2-3e3d218e5e15

Authority page

265

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24301058

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Tate (1947:120) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15895)

Sminthopsis lumholtzi

Iredale & Troughton, 1934

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

lumholtzi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

NHMO 2063

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

11

Authority publication

Australian Museum Memoir

Name usages

  1. Tate (1947:120) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15895)
  2. Troughton (1965:319, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34904557) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65904)
  3. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8537)

Sminthopsis larapinta nitela

Tate, 1947

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

nitela

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

124

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Tate (1947:124) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15895)

Sminthopsis (?) virginiae

Tate, 1947

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

virginiae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

120

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Tate (1947:120) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15895)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:12) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:33) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8537)
  5. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:347) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #40549) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #40549) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000217) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/40549/21948773) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Sminthopsis virginiae nitela

Groves, 2005

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

nitela

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8537)
  2. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:347) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)

Sminthopsis virginiae rufigenis

Groves, 2005

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

rufigenis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8537)
  2. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:347) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)

Sminthopsis virginiae virginiae

Groves, 2005

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

virginiae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8537)
  2. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:347) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)

Phascogale Virginiæ

(de Tarragon, 1847)

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

virginiae

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

177

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2271683

Authority publication

Revue zoologique par la Société Cuvierienne

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