Isoodon auratus

(E. P. Ramsay, 1887)

Golden Bandicoot

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Marsupialia
Superorder : Australidelphia
Order : Peramelemorphia
Family : Peramelidae
Subfamily : Peramelinae
Genus : Isoodon

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Ramsay, E.P. 1887-11-30. Description of two new species of marsupials (Perameles and Antechinus), and of a new species of Mus (_M. burtoni_), from the neighbourhood of Derby, N.W.A. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 12:551-553.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2907951

Original name as described

Perameles auratus

Other common names

Northern Golden Bandicoot · Northern Golden-backed Bandicoot

Type material

MMUS M468

Type kind

syntypes

Type locality

"Derby, N. W. Australia." (= Western Australia, Australia).

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Australia

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000233

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.

Isoodon arnhemensis

Lyne & Mort, 1981

Family

Peramelidae

Root name

arnhemensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AM M.6609

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

107, 128

Authority publication

Australian Mammalogy

Perameles barrowensis

(O. Thomas, 1901)

Family

Peramelidae

Root name

barrowensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1901.5.2.6

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/aa575d18-a92e-499b-ad96-f5506aaa8864

Authority page

396

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3267966

Authority publication

Novitates Zoologicae

Perameles auratus

(E. P. Ramsay, 1887)

Family

Peramelidae

Root name

auratus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MMUS M468

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

551

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2907951

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales

Isoodon auratus

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Peramelidae

Root name

auratus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

14

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:14) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:34, 35) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8543)
  4. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:389) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #10863) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #10863) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000233) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/10863/115100163) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Isoodon auratus arnhemensis

Groves, 2005

Family

Peramelidae

Root name

arnhemensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8543)
  2. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:389) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)

Isoodon auratus auratus

Groves, 2005

Family

Peramelidae

Root name

auratus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8543)
  2. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:389) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)

Isoodon auratus barrowensis

Groves, 2005

Family

Peramelidae

Root name

barrowensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8543)
  2. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:389) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)

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