Cercartetus nana

(A. G. Desmarest, 1817)

Eastern Pygmy Possum

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Marsupialia
Superorder : Australidelphia
Order : Diprotodontia
Suborder : Phalangeriformes
Family : Burramyidae
Genus : Cercartetus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Desmarest, A.G. 1817. PHALANGER, Phalangista, Geoff., Cuv. Pp. 470–477 in Anonymous. (eds.). Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle. Nouvelle Édition. Tome XXV. Deterville, Paris, 610 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18044247

Original name as described

Phalangista nana

Other common names

Common Dormouse-phalanger

Type material

MNHN-ZM-MO-1990-413

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1990-413

Type locality

"l'île Maria, située sur la côte est de la terre de Van Diémen [= Tasmania]."

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Australia

Taxonomy notes

name changed to match original description because 'nana' is considered a noun in apposition rather than an adjective, which doesn't change to match the generic gender

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000373

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.

Phalangista gliriformis

(Bell, 1829)

Family

Burramyidae

Root name

gliriformis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1979.2190

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/0ef8053b-2c6e-4316-a5d9-6ed93cb29413

Authority page

121; Plates 13–14

Authority publication

Transactions of the Linnean Society of London

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:188) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)

Phalangista nana

(A. G. Desmarest, 1817)

Family

Burramyidae

Root name

nana

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1990-413

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1990-413

Authority page

477

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18044247

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:218, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207686) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Lesson (1842:188) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Dromicia unicolor

(Krefft, 1863)

Family

Burramyidae

Root name

unicolor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

49

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30681345

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Dromicia britta

(Wood Jones, 1925)

Family

Burramyidae

Root name

britta

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

97

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41571079

Authority publication

Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia

Name usages

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

Cercartetus nanus

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Burramyidae

Root name

nanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

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. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:454) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000074) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000074) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/40578/21963504) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Cercartetus nanus nanus

Groves, 2005

Family

Burramyidae

Root name

nanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

45

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005:45) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
  2. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:454) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)

Cercartetus nanus unicolor

Groves, 2005

Family

Burramyidae

Root name

unicolor

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 (2015:454) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)

Cercartetus nana

Mammal Diversity Database, 2024

Family

Burramyidae

Root name

nana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · unpublished_electronic

Authority page URI

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000373

Name usages

Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000373) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

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