Mesembriomys gouldii
(J. E. Gray, 1843)
Black-footed Tree 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 | : Mesembriomys |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Gray, J.E. 1843. List of the Specimens of Mammalia in the Collection of the British Museum. British Museum, British Museum Catalogue, 216 pp.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53729789Original name as described
Hapalotis Gouldii
Other common names
Black-footed Mesembriomys
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1842.5.26.18
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/bd21e565-0b53-46ca-9ed8-e8404a76cadbType locality
Port Essington, Northern Territory, Australia.
Biogeographic realm
Australasia
Country distribution
Australia
IUCN Red List status
Vulnerable
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