Conilurus capricornensis
Cramb & Hocknull, 2010
Capricorn Rabbit Rat
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Supramyomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Myomorphi |
| Superfamily | : Muroidea |
| Family | : Muridae |
| Subfamily | : Murinae |
| Tribe | : Hydromyini |
| Genus | : Conilurus |
Species status
Extinct
Found in the wild
Authority citation
Cramb, J. and Hocknull, S. 2010-10-04. New Quaternary records of Conilurus (Rodentia: Muridae) from eastern and northern Australia with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 2634:41-56.
Authority publication link
https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2634.1.3Original name as described
Conilurus capricornensis
Type material
QM F54017
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
Dodgey's Cave surface collection, Broken River, NE Queensland, Australia.
Biogeographic realm
Australasia
Country distribution
Australia
Taxonomy notes
recently described extinct species
Taxonomy notes citation
Cramb, J., & Hocknull, S. (2010). New Quaternary records of Conilurus (Rodentia: Muridae) from eastern and northern Australia with the description of a new species. Zootaxa, 2634(1), 41-56.
IUCN Red List status
Extinct
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