Notamacropus rufogriseus

(A. G. Desmarest, 1817)

Red-necked 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

Desmarest, A.G. 1817. KANGUROO, Kangurus. Pp. 28–44 in Anonymous. (eds.). Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle. Nouvelle Édition. Tome XVII. Deterville, Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle, 622 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18054380

Original name as described

Kangurus rufogriseus

Other common names

Brush Kangaroo · Brush Wallaby · Brusher · Eastern Brush Wallaby · Bennett's Wallaby · Red Wallaby

Type material

MNHN-ZM-MO-1990-397

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1990-397

Type locality

King Island, Tasmania, Australia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Australia

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/1000285

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.

Kangurus banksianus

(Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

banksianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

481 (footnote)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2430348

Authority publication

Annales des sciences naturelles

Kangurus rufogriseus

(A. G. Desmarest, 1817)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

rufogriseus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1990-397

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1990-397

Authority page

36

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18054380

Authority publication

Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle

Kangurus ruficollis

(A. G. Desmarest, 1817)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

ruficollis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

37

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18054381

Authority publication

Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle

Macropus Banksianus

(Lesson, 1827)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

banksianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

225

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207693

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1827:225, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207693) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)

Macropus ruficollis

(Lesson, 1827)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

ruficollis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

225

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207693

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:225, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207693) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Lesson (1842:194) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Macropus rufogriseus

(Lesson, 1827)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

rufogriseus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

225

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207693

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:225, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207693) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Lesson (1842:194) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:18) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:47) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
  6. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:51) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)

Macropus bancksianus

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

bancksianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

194

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:194) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Macropus Bennetii

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

bennetii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

194

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:194) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Macropus rufogriseus banksianus

(Groves, 2005)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

banksianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Macropus rufogriseus fruticus

(Groves, 2005)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

fruticus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Macropus rufogriseus rufogriseus

(Groves, 2005)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

rufogriseus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Notamacropus rufogriseus banksianus

Mittermeier & D. E. Wilson, 2015

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

banksianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

732

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:732) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)

Notamacropus rufogriseus

Mittermeier & D. E. Wilson, 2015

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

rufogriseus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

732

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:732) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000343) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000343) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000285) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/40566/21953329) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Notamacropus rufogriseus rufogriseus

Mittermeier & D. E. Wilson, 2015

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

rufogriseus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

732

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:732) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)

Halmaturus ruficollis

(E. Blyth, 1863)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

ruficollis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

184

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534865

Authority publication

Calcutta

Name usages

Blyth (1863:184, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534865) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)

Halmaturus Bennettii

(E. Blyth, 1863)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

bennettii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

184

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534865

Authority publication

Calcutta

Name usages

Blyth (1863:184, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534865) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)

Halmaturus Kingii

(Illiger, 1815)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

kingii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

102

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080958

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der physikalischen Klasse der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

  1. Illiger (1815:102, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080958) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  2. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)

Halmaturus rutilans

(Illiger, 1815)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

rutilans

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

102

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080958

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der physikalischen Klasse der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

  1. Illiger (1815:102, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080958) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  2. Smith (1842:311) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)
  3. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)

Halmaturus rutilus

(H. Lichtenstein, 1818)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

rutilus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

17

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

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

Halmaturus griseo-rufus

(Goldfuss, 1819)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

griseorufus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

267

Authority publication

Isis von Oken

Name usages

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

Kangurus Griseus

(J. E. Gray, 1827)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

griseus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

201

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34790395

Authority publication

London

Name usages

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

Macropus Bennetti

(G. R. Waterhouse, 1838)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

bennetti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

103

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30570988

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Macropus (Halmaturus) fruticus

(W. Ogilby, 1838)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

fruticus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

219

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3381016

Authority publication

Annals of Natural History

Kangurus vinosus

(Boitard, 1841)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

vinosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

209

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16650277

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

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

Halmaturus leptonyx

(J. A. Wagner, 1842)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

leptonyx

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

116

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31060343

Authority publication

Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Name usages

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

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