Conilurus penicillatus

(J. Gould, 1842)

Brush-tailed 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

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Gould, J. 1842-06. Mr. Gould exhibited several Australian Mammals, from his own collection, which he considered to be new to science. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1842:10-14.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30679774

Original name as described

Mus penicillatus

Other common names

Brush-tailed Conilurus · Brush-tailed Tree Rat · Rabbit-eared Tree Rat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1842.5.26.13

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c91eb94c-ed28-4626-839c-10e6ea1b107f

Type locality

"Port Essington" (Port Essington District, Cobourg Peninsula, Northern Territory, Australia).

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Australia · Papua New Guinea

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003172

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.

Conilurus randi

Tate & Archbold, 1938

Family

Muridae

Root name

randi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-105636

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-105636

Authority page

1

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Mus penicillatus

(J. Gould, 1842)

Family

Muridae

Root name

penicillatus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1842.5.26.13

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c91eb94c-ed28-4626-839c-10e6ea1b107f

Authority page

12

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30679774

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Hapalotis melanura

(J. E. Gray, 1875)

Family

Muridae

Root name

melanurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1842.5.26.13

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c91eb94c-ed28-4626-839c-10e6ea1b107f

Authority page

12 (p. 12c)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6957442

Authority publication

London

Hapalotis hemileucura

(J. Gould, 1858)

Family

Muridae

Root name

hemileucurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1857.10.24.17

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/cf86ebe8-12f2-47f7-87b0-8e11cb04cfbe

Authority page

243

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32451388

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Conilurus melibius

O. Thomas, 1921

Family

Muridae

Root name

melibius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1913.6.28.36

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/3508cd05-b198-4e0f-b14b-5a1cafdc24f2

Authority page

431

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26196606

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Tate (1951:271) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Conilurus penicillatus hemileucurus

Tate, 1951

Family

Muridae

Root name

hemileucurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

271

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Tate (1951:271) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)

Conilurus penicillatus pencillatus

Tate, 1951

Family

Muridae

Root name

pencillatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

271

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Tate (1951:271) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)

Conilurus penicillatus

Tate, 1951

Family

Muridae

Root name

penicillatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

271

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Tate (1951:271) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:170) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:514) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  5. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:720) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #5224) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #5224) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003172) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/5224/22450418) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Conilurus penicillatus randi

Tate, 1951

Family

Muridae

Root name

randi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

272

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Tate (1951:272) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)

Conilurus penicillatus melibius

D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & T. E. Lacher, 2017

Family

Muridae

Root name

melibius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

720

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:720) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Conilurus penicillatus penicillatus

D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & T. E. Lacher, 2017

Family

Muridae

Root name

penicillatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

720

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:720) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Hapalotis melanura

(J. E. Gray, 1843)

Family

Muridae

Root name

melanura

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

115

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53729788

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

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