Aepyprymnus rufescens

(J. E. Gray, 1837)

Rufous Bettong

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Marsupialia
Superorder : Australidelphia
Order : Diprotodontia
Suborder : Macropodiformes
Superfamily : Macropodoidea
Family : Potoroidae
Subfamily : Potoroinae
Tribe : Bettongini
Genus : Aepyprymnus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Gray, J.E. 1837-11-01. Descriptions of some new or little known Mammàlia, principally in the British Museum Collection. Magazine of Natural History (n.s.)1(11):577-587.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27268175

Original name as described

Bettóngia ruféscens

Other common names

Rufous Rat-kangaroo

Type locality

type locality not given. Identified by T. Iredale and E. Le. G. Troughton in 1934 as "New South Wales," Australia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Australia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000319

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.

Hypsiprymnus rufescens

(E. Blyth, 1863)

Family

Potoroidae

Root name

rufescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

185

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534866

Authority publication

Calcutta

Name usages

Blyth (1863:185, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534866) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)

Aepyprymnus rufescens

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Potoroidae

Root name

rufescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

17

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:17) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:42) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
  4. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:625) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #40558) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #40558) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000319) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/40558/21961456) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Bettóngia ruféscens

(J. E. Gray, 1837)

Family

Potoroidae

Root name

rufescens

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

584

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27268175

Authority publication

Magazine of Natural History

Hypsiprymnus melanotis

(W. Ogilby, 1838)

Family

Potoroidae

Root name

melanotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

62

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30571119

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:193) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)

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