Tarsipes rostratus

P. Gervais & Verreaux, 1842

Honey Possum

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Marsupialia
Superorder : Australidelphia
Order : Diprotodontia
Suborder : Macropodiformes
Superfamily : Petauroidea
Family : Tarsipedidae
Genus : Tarsipes

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

L'Institut, l'ere Section, Sci., Math, Phys., Nat., vol. 427, 75 ]

Original name as described

Tarsipes rostratus

Other common names

Honey Mouse

Type material

MNHN 1990-412

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Swan River, Western Australia, Australia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Australia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000368

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.

Tarsipes spenserae

J. E. Gray, 1842

Family

Tarsipedidae

Root name

spenserae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1842.2.1.32

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/7c975267-4277-476b-8dc2-41ce1511c509

Authority page

40

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2312444

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:51, 52) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)

Tarsipes rostratus

P. Gervais & Verreaux, 1842

Family

Tarsipedidae

Root name

rostratus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN 1990-412

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

75

Authority publication

L'Institut

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:187) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Giebel (1855:705, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45548896) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38563)
  3. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
  4. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:61) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  5. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:573) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #40583) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #40583) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000368) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/40583/21958924) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Tarsipes spencerae

Ride, 1970

Family

Tarsipedidae

Root name

spencerae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

unjustified_emendation

Authority page

88

Authority publication

Melbourne

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:19) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)

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