Potorous tridactylus

(Kerr, 1792)

Long-nosed 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

Kerr, R. 1792. The Animal Kingdom, or Zoological System of the celebrated Sir Charles Linnaeus. Class I. Mammalia. A. Strahan, T. Cadell, and W. Creech, Edinburgh, 462 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664222

Original name as described

Didelphis tridactyla

Other common names

Long-nosed Rat-kangaroo

Type locality

"Botany Bay [= Sydney], New South Wales," Australia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Australia

Taxonomy notes

includes the recently described waddahyamin as a synonym; the genus Potorous was recently split into three distinct genera (Potorous, Potoroops, and the recently described Rossignolius); the new generic arrangment and species names were 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

Near Threatened

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000330

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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.

Didelphis tridactyla

(Kerr, 1792)

Family

Potoroidae

Root name

tridactylus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

198

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664222

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Name usages

  1. Kerr (1792:198, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664222) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36283)
  2. Turton (1802:67, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25772923) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69249)
  3. Jackson & Groves (2015:139) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Didelphis Potoru

(F. A. A. Meyer, 1793)

Family

Potoroidae

Root name

potoru

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

13, 173

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27654895 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27655074

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

  1. André (1796:25) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37446)
  2. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
  3. Jackson & Groves (2015:140) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Didelphis murina

(G. Cuvier, 1797)

Family

Potoroidae

Root name

murinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

126

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637208

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Cuvier (1797:126, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637208) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38531)
  2. Desmarest (1803:358, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57287166) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67522)
  3. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
  4. Jackson & Groves (2015:140) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Macropus Minor

(G. K. Shaw, 1800)

Family

Potoroidae

Root name

minor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

513

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19632649

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Fischer (1829:280) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)
  2. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
  3. Jackson & Groves (2015:140) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Kangurus murinus

(Tiedemann, 1808)

Family

Potoroidae

Root name

murinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

435

Authority publication

Landshut

Name usages

Tiedemann (1808:435) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37333)

Dipus muscola

(Perry, 1810)

Family

Potoroidae

Root name

muscola

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

O7

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39045215

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
  2. Jackson & Groves (2015:140) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Kanguru Poto-roo

(G. Fischer, 1814)

Family

Potoroidae

Root name

potoroo

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

v, 20

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130066 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130105

Authority publication

Moscow

Name usages

Fischer (1814:v, 20, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130066, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130105) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)

Hypsiprymnus murinus

(Illiger, 1815)

Family

Potoroidae

Root name

murinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

102

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080958

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der physikalischen Klasse der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

  1. Illiger (1815:102, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080958) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  2. Lichtenstein (1818:17) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68386)
  3. Ranzani (1820:352, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27807932) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69425)
  4. Schinz (1821:262, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51529023) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37604)
  5. Lesson (1842:193) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  6. Fitzinger (1855:478) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65926)
  7. Murray (1866:364, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580360) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)

Hypsiprymnus Potoru

(F. S. Voigt, 1819)

Family

Potoroidae

Root name

potoru

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

414

Authority publication

Jena

Name usages

Voigt (1819:414) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69477)

Potorous murinus

Muirhead, 1819

Family

Potoroidae

Root name

murinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

430

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Name usages

  1. Muirhead (1819:430) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69481)
  2. Desmarest (1821:271, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39524035) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34459)

Hypsiprymnus munimus

(Goldfuss, 1820)

Family

Potoroidae

Root name

munimus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

447

Authority publication

Nuremberg

Name usages

Goldfuss (1820:447) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/41309)

Halmaturus (Hypsiprymnus) murinus

(Hemprich, 1820)

Family

Potoroidae

Root name

murinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

47

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Hemprich (1820:47) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69417)

hypsiprymnus Peron

(Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

Family

Potoroidae

Root name

peron

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-AC-1883-351

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/ac-1883-351

Authority page

64

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40871055

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Quoy & Gaimard (1824:64, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40871055) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67824)
  2. Lesson (1827:223, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207691) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  3. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
  4. Jackson & Groves (2015:140) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Macropus Peronii

(J. B. Fischer, 1829)

Family

Potoroidae

Root name

peronii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

unjustified_emendation

Authority page

281

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Name usages

Fischer (1829:281) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)

Hypsiprymnus minor

(von Eichwald, 1831)

Family

Potoroidae

Root name

minor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

373

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35753038

Authority publication

Vilnius

Name usages

  1. Eichwald (1831:373, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35753038) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67585)
  2. Gould (1841:@pl. 15 unnumbered p. 1, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62575981) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68502)

Hypsiprymnus setosus

(W. Ogilby, 1832)

Family

Potoroidae

Root name

setosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

149

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1214097

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Ogilby (1832:149, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1214097) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67698)
  2. Ogilby (1838:299, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15224962) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69405)
  3. Lesson (1842:193) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  4. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
  5. Jackson & Groves (2015:140) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Hypsiprymnus myosurus

(W. Ogilby, 1838)

Family

Potoroidae

Root name

myosurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1855.12.24.66

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/7f5ae9a3-b6b9-4c86-a241-f1eac8a014e9

Authority page

62

Authority page URI

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

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Ogilby (1838:299, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15224962) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69405)
  2. Lesson (1842:193) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  3. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
  4. Jackson & Groves (2015:140) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Perameles Tuckeri

(J. E. Gray, 1840)

Family

Potoroidae

Root name

tuckeri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

150

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2248002

Authority publication

Annals of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
  2. Jackson & Groves (2015:140) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Hypsiprymnus Peronii

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Potoroidae

Root name

peronii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

193

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:193) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Hypsiprymnus apicalis

(J. Gould, 1851)

Family

Potoroidae

Root name

apicalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1841.1146

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2f65f78d-c292-4178-adc2-f43d625d1a52 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/52fab495-e78f-46d4-a00a-6d25f5c42780

Authority page

pl. II-68

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49740913

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Murray (1866:364, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580360) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  2. Sclater (1872:123, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/17037900) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61617)
  3. Jackson & Groves (2015:140) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Hypsiprymnus trisulcatus

(McCoy, 1865)

Family

Potoroidae

Root name

trisulcatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

Quarter Sheet 7

Authority publication

book

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
  2. Jackson & Groves (2015:141) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Potorous Rufus

Higgins & Petterd, 1884

Family

Potoroidae

Root name

rufus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1887.5.18.5

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/bc1068b5-82b0-4a46-b032-6c9f6e14b047

Authority page

181

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26235345

Authority publication

Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
  2. Jackson & Groves (2015:141) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Potorous tridactylus

J. D. Ogilby, 1892

Family

Potoroidae

Root name

tridactylus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

40

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/938548

Authority publication

Sydney

Name usages

  1. Ogilby (1892:40, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/938548) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69482)
  2. Allen (1895:189, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26894325) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15949)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:16) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:49) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Corbet & Hill (1991:20) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  6. Groves (1993:50) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69003)
  7. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
  8. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:44) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  9. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:628) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  10. Jackson & Groves (2015:139) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41511) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  12. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41511) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  13. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000330) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  14. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41511/166499137) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Potorous tridactylus var. antiquus

Broom, 1896

Family

Potoroidae

Root name

antiquus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AM F.4201, AM F.51880

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

50

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6598371

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales

Name usages

Jackson & Groves (2015:140) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Potorous tridactylus benormi

Courtney, 1963

Family

Potoroidae

Root name

benormi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AM M.8319

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

19

Authority publication

Australian Aviculture

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
  2. Jackson & Groves (2015:141) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Potorous tridactylus apicalis

Groves, 2005

Family

Potoroidae

Root name

apicalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
  2. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:628) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  3. Jackson & Groves (2015:140) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Potorous tridactylus tridactylus

Groves, 2005

Family

Potoroidae

Root name

tridactylus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
  2. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:628) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  3. Jackson & Groves (2015:139) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Potorous tridactylus trisulcatus

Mittermeier & D. E. Wilson, 2015

Family

Potoroidae

Root name

trisulcatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

628

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:628) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  2. Jackson & Groves (2015:141) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Potorous waddahyamin

Hoser, 2020

Family

Potoroidae

Root name

waddahyamin

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

rejectedbyfiat

Type

AM M.44614.001

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

34

Authority publication

Australasian Journal of Herpetology

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