Acrobates pygmaeus

(G. K. Shaw, 1794)

Narrow-toed Feather-tailed Glider

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Marsupialia
Superorder : Australidelphia
Order : Diprotodontia
Suborder : Macropodiformes
Superfamily : Petauroidea
Family : Acrobatidae
Genus : Acrobates

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Zool. New Holland, vol. 1, 5

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40653668

Original name as described

Didelphis pygmæa

Other common names

Dusky Feathertail Glider · Feathertail Glider · Flying Mouse · Pygmy Glider · Pygmy Gliding Possum · Pigmy Phalanger

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1883.3.17.1

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/3b1151c2-7517-41c9-b0ad-172e67127baf

Type locality

"New Holland." Restricted by T. Iredale and E. Le G. Troughton in 1934 to "Sydney, New South Wales."

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Australia

Taxonomy notes

previously included A. frontalis

Taxonomy notes citation

Jackson, S. M., and P. Schouten. 2012. Gliding mammals of the world. CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne, Australia. · Jackson, S. M., & Groves, C. (2015). Taxonomy of Australian mammals. CSIRO Publishing, Austalia, Clayton.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000332

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 pygmæa

(G. K. Shaw, 1794)

Family

Acrobatidae

Root name

pygmaeus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1883.3.17.1

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/3b1151c2-7517-41c9-b0ad-172e67127baf

Authority page

5

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40653668

Authority publication

London

Acrobates pulchellus

W. Rothschild, 1893

Family

Acrobatidae

Root name

pulchellus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1939.2988

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/1d033451-f4c2-441e-901e-9d9f97dd210c

Authority page

546

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30979683

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Acrobata pygmæa

E. Blyth, 1863

Family

Acrobatidae

Root name

pygmaea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

183

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534864

Authority publication

Calcutta

Name usages

Blyth (1863:183, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534864) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)

Phalangista pygmaea

(Illiger, 1815)

Family

Acrobatidae

Root name

pygmaea

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

Illiger (1815:102, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080958) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)

Petaurus pygmæus

(Lesson, 1827)

Family

Acrobatidae

Root name

pygmaeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

225

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207693

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1827:225, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207693) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)

Acrobata pygmœa

Lesson, 1842

Family

Acrobatidae

Root name

pygmoea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

189

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:189) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Acrobates pygmaeus

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Acrobatidae

Root name

pygmaeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

15

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:15) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:39) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
  4. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:62) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  5. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:590) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #40584) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #40584) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000332) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/40584/21963834) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Vuluccella pygmea

(Bechstein, 1799)

Family

Acrobatidae

Root name

pygmea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

352 (footnote)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57833217

Authority publication

Weimar

Opossum opossum

(Perry, 1810)

Family

Acrobatidae

Root name

opossum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

R1

Authority publication

London

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