Potorous longipes

Seebeck & P. G. Johnston, 1980

Long-footed Potoroo

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Seebeck, J.H. and Johnston, P.G. 1980. _Potorous longipes_ (Marsupialia: Macropodidae); a new species from eastern Victoria. Australian Journal of Zoology 28(1):119-134.

Authority publication link

https://doi.org/10.1071/ZO9800119

Original name as described

Potorous longipes

Type material

NMV C20291

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Princes Highway at Bellbird Creek, 32 km E of Orbost, Victoria," Australia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Australia

Taxonomy notes

the genus Potorous was recently split into three distinct genera (Potorous, Potoroops, and the recently described Rossignolius); the new generic taxon and arrangment was put forth by R. T. Hoser, who's names are currently under scrutiny and should be tested by further studies before use

Taxonomy notes citation

Hoser, R. T. (2020). Small, easily overlooked and in decline. Potoroos in Eastern Australia. A formal division of the genus Potorous Desmarest, 1804 (Marsupialia Potoroidae) and the description of a new species from south-east Queensland. Australasian Journal of Herpetology, 42, 31-37.

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000328

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.

Potorous longipes

Seebeck & P. G. Johnston, 1980

Family

Potoroidae

Root name

longipes

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

NMV C20291

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

121

Authority publication

Australian Journal of Zoology

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:49) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
  3. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:627) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #18102) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #18102) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000328) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/18102/166498043) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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