Bettongia anhydra

H. H. Finlayson, 1957

Desert Bettong

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Extinct
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Finlayson, H.H. 1957-10-29. Preliminary description of two new forms of Bettongia (Marsupialia). Annals and Magazine of Natural History (12)10(115):552-554.

Authority publication link

https://doi.org/10.1080/00222935708655996

Original name as described

Bettongia penicillata anhydra

Type material

SAMA M3582

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

near McEwin Hills, Lake Mackay area, in approx 129° 47' E, 22° 2' S, Central Australia, Australia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Australia

Taxonomy notes

split from B. penicillata, extinct, known from single specimen

Taxonomy notes citation

McDowell, M. C., Haouchar, D., Aplin, K. P., Bunce, M., Baynes, A., & Prideaux, G. J. (2015). Morphological and molecular evidence supports specific recognition of the recently extinct Bettongia anhydra (Marsupialia: Macropodidae). Journal of Mammalogy, 96(2), 287-296.

IUCN Red List status

Extinct

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000320

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.

Bettongia penicillata anhydra

H. H. Finlayson, 1957

Family

Potoroidae

Root name

anhydra

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SAMA M3582

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

552

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Bettongia anhydra

Mammal Diversity Database, 2018

Family

Potoroidae

Root name

anhydra

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · unpublished_electronic

Authority page

ID #100000399

Name usages

  1. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000399) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000399) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000320) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  4. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/71510353/71510399) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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