Macrotis leucura

(O. Thomas, 1887)

Lesser Bilby

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Marsupialia
Superorder : Australidelphia
Order : Peramelemorphia
Family : Thylacomyidae
Genus : Macrotis

Species status

Extinct
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1887-06-01. Description of a second species of rabbit-bandicoot (Peragale). Annals and Magazine of Natural History (5)19(114):397-399.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16334992

Original name as described

Peragale leucura

Other common names

Yallara · Lesser Rabbit-eared Bandicoot · White-tailed Rabbit-eared Bandicoot

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1883.10.19.17

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/27d72548-a116-4227-8dcc-9581e29d4c2c

Type locality

possibly near Adelaide or N South Australia, Australia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Australia

IUCN Red List status

Extinct

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000250

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.

Peragale leucura

(O. Thomas, 1887)

Family

Thylacomyidae

Root name

leucura

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1883.10.19.17

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/27d72548-a116-4227-8dcc-9581e29d4c2c

Authority page

397

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16334992

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Peragale minor

(W. B. Spencer, 1897)

Family

Thylacomyidae

Root name

minor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

NMV C7091

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

6

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8362064

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8543)

Thalacomys Minor Miselius

(H. H. Finlayson, 1932)

Family

Thylacomyidae

Root name

miselius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SAMA M3465

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

168

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41566998

Authority publication

Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8543)

Macrotis leucura

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Thylacomyidae

Root name

leucura

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 (1982:36, 37) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8543)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #12651) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #12651) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000250) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/12651/21967376) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Macrotis minor miseliae

Tate, 1948

Family

Thylacomyidae

Root name

miseliae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

343

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8543)

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