Leporillus apicalis

(J. Gould, 1853)

Lesser Stick-nest 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 : Leporillus

Species status

Extinct
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Gould, J. 1853-04-29. Remarks on the genus Hapalotis. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1851(226):126-127.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30680372

Original name as described

Hapalotis apicalis

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1853.10.22.15

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a81490a7-1c1f-4885-bbc3-8014b7d29c6e

Type locality

South Australia, Australia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Australia

IUCN Red List status

Extinct

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003187

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.

Hapalotis apicalis

(J. Gould, 1853)

Family

Muridae

Root name

apicalis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1853.10.22.15

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a81490a7-1c1f-4885-bbc3-8014b7d29c6e

Authority page

126

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30680372

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Blyth (1863:111, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534792) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)

Conilurus apicalis

(E. R. Waite, 1898)

Family

Muridae

Root name

apicalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

115

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8361819

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria

Name usages

Waite (1898:115, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8361819) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66096)

Leporillus apicalis

Tate, 1951

Family

Muridae

Root name

apicalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

255

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Tate (1951:255) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:177) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:522) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #11633) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #11633) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003187) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/11633/22457421) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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