Osphranter antilopinus

J. Gould, 1842

Antilopine Wallaroo

Taxonomy

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

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/30679702

Original name as described

Osphranter Antilopinus

Other common names

Antilopine Kangaroo

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1842.5.26.5

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/1757c4b9-53b1-46f7-843d-aca32dfa2f55 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d907ffaf-c0c4-43ef-a2fb-fa2d0ae71785

Type locality

"Port Essington, North coast of Australia."

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Australia

Taxonomy notes

moved from Macropus to Osphranter

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/1000289

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 Antilopinus

J. Gould, 1842

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

antilopinus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1842.5.26.5

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/1757c4b9-53b1-46f7-843d-aca32dfa2f55 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d907ffaf-c0c4-43ef-a2fb-fa2d0ae71785

Authority page

80

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30679702

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Gould (1842:80, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30679702) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60421)
  2. Gould (1842:@pl. 22 unnumbered p. 1, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62576027) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68503)
  3. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:727) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  4. Jackson & Groves (2015:162) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)
  5. Jackson & Groves (2015:162) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000347) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000347) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000289) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/40561/21953729) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Macropus antilopinus

(A. Murray, 1866)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

antilopinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

363

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580359

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Murray (1866:363, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580359) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  2. Ogilby (1892:59, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/938538) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69482)
  3. Elera (1895:44, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38853954) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68680)
  4. Thomas (1904:224, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3858951) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16463)
  5. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:46) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  6. Groves (1993:53) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69003)
  7. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)

Macropus antelopinus

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

antelopinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

18

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:18) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1991:21) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)

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