Caloprymnus campestris

(J. Gould, 1843)

Desert Rat Kangaroo

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Extinct
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Gould, J. 1843-12. Mr. Gould then called attention to a new species of Kangaroo-rat. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1843:81.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30680059

Original name as described

Bettongia campestris

Other common names

Bluff-nosed Rat-kangaroo · Coorgee · Koorjee · Oolacunta · Plain-loving Jerboa Kangaroo · Plains Rat-kangaroo · Wirtiree

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1843.8.12.11, BMNH:Mamm:1846.4.4.44

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/130c61ce-2ba6-49bf-9b3e-ed47d5a75bab https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/73ca9734-cd6e-49c5-bbe4-73fc79d170dc

Type locality

South Australia, Australia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Australia

IUCN Red List status

Extinct

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000326

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 campestris

(J. Gould, 1843)

Family

Potoroidae

Root name

campestris

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1843.8.12.11, BMNH:Mamm:1846.4.4.44

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/130c61ce-2ba6-49bf-9b3e-ed47d5a75bab https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/73ca9734-cd6e-49c5-bbe4-73fc79d170dc

Authority page

81

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30680059

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Caloprymnus campestris

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Potoroidae

Root name

campestris

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 (1982:43) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #3626) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #3626) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000326) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/3626/21961545) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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