Notamacropus agilis

(J. Gould, 1842)

Agile Wallaby

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Gould, J. 1842-03. Mr. Gould exhibited four new species of Kangaroos from his collection. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1841:80-83.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30679703

Original name as described

Halmaturus agilis

Other common names

Grass Wallaby · Jungle Wallaby · River Wallaby · Sandy Wallaby

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1844.2.15.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/20ad378a-fdbf-4508-9f48-39f01954d646 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f609a8b2-15f1-4d86-95f0-e38d3ba98954

Type locality

"procured at Port Essington," Northern Territory, Australia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Australia · Indonesia · Papua New Guinea

Taxonomy notes

moved from Macropus to Notamacropus

Taxonomy notes citation

Celik, M., Cascini, M., Haouchar, D., Van Der Burg, C., Dodt, W., Evans, A. R., ... & Phillips, M. J. (2019). A molecular and morphometric assessment of the systematics of the Macropus complex clarifies the tempo and mode of kangaroo evolution. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 186(3), 793-812.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000278

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.

Osphranter stirtoni

(Marcus, 1976)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

stirtoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AM F.54954

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

56

Authority publication

University of California Publications in Geological Sciences

Halmaturus crassipes

(E. P. Ramsay, 1876)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

crassipes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AM PA.1067, MMUS M.386, MMUS M.387

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

162

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3340126

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales

Name usages

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

Halmaturus agilis

(J. Gould, 1842)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

agilis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1844.2.15.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/20ad378a-fdbf-4508-9f48-39f01954d646 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f609a8b2-15f1-4d86-95f0-e38d3ba98954

Authority page

81

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30679703

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Halmaturus Binoë

(J. Gould, 1842)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

binoe

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1846.4.4.21

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e469982d-3287-4d1d-8055-a08603035afd https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f54c3b79-8fc4-450c-ba8d-2fd6b18a8188

Authority page

58

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30679820

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Macropus agilis aurescens

(E. Schwarz, 1910)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

aurescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1900.6.1.5

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/de195eea-f891-4f90-99d1-1be372ae97f3

Authority page

166

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16094587

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Dorcopsis (?) aurantiacus

(W. Rothschild & N. C. Rothschild, 1898)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

aurantiacus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1939.4134

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/1bb171ea-6578-4856-8ad8-537c83184037 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d4b8c89c-5a66-4078-9e50-bac690070705

Authority page

513

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3219933

Authority publication

Novitates Zoologicae

Name usages

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

Macropus papuanus

(W. C. H. Peters & Doria, 1875)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

papuanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MSNG CE 1580, MSNG CE 1581

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

544

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34620993

Authority publication

Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale di Genova

Macropus agilis nigrescens

(Lönnberg, 1913)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

nigrescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

NHRM (number not known)

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

8

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41923093

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

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

Halmaturus siva

(De Vis, 1895)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

siva

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

QM F2926

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

113

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6367960

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales

Macropus agilis

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

agilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

18

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:18) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:46) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)

Macropus agilis agilis

(Groves, 2005)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

agilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Macropus agilis jardinii

(Groves, 2005)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

jardinii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Macropus agilis papuanus

(Groves, 2005)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

papuanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Notamacropus agilis

Mittermeier & D. E. Wilson, 2015

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

agilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

731

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:731) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000336) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000336) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000278) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/40560/21954106) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Macropus papuensis

(P. L. Sclater in D'Albertis, 1876)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

papuensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

532 (footnote)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28501789

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Halmaturus Jardinii

(De Vis, 1884)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

jardinii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

109

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43257541

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland

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