Dorcopsulus vanheurni

(O. Thomas, 1922)

Small Forest Wallaby

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Marsupialia
Superorder : Australidelphia
Order : Diprotodontia
Suborder : Macropodiformes
Superfamily : Macropodoidea
Family : Macropodidae
Subfamily : Macropodinae
Tribe : Dorcopsini
Genus : Dorcopsulus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1922-03-01. New mammals from New Guinea and neighbouring islands. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)9(51):261-265.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24301057

Original name as described

Dorcopsis vanheurni

Other common names

Lesser Forest Wallaby · Mountain Forest Wallaby · Small Dorcopsis · Small Dorcopsulus

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1922.2.2.64

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/de4940e6-8ce1-47bd-9ca3-f2273fe5e5d4

Type locality

"Doormanpad-bivak" (3°30'S, 138°30'E), 1410 m, Djajawidjaja Division, West Papua, New Guinea.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia · Papua New Guinea

IUCN Red List status

Near Threatened

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000271

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.

Dorcopsis vanheurni

(O. Thomas, 1922)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

vanheurni

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1922.2.2.64

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/de4940e6-8ce1-47bd-9ca3-f2273fe5e5d4

Authority page

264

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24301057

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:45) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Dorcopsulus rothschildi

O. Thomas, 1922

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

rothschildi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1928.10.1.10

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/926d9d4d-05c5-48f8-a59d-1bb7b80177c0

Authority page

672

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15690427

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)

Dorcopsulus vanheurni

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

vanheurni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

19

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:19) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
  3. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:695) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #6802) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #6802) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000271) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/6802/21952770) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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