Mesembriomys macrurus

(W. C. H. Peters, 1876)

Golden-backed 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

Peters, W.C.H. 1876. Hr. W. Peters machte eine Mittheilung über die von S. M. S. Gazelle gesammelten Säugethiere aus den Abtheilungen der Nager, Hufthiere, Sirenen, Cetaceen und Beutelthiere. Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1876:355-366.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35329718

Original name as described

Hapalotis macrura

Other common names

Golden-backed Mesembriomys

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Mermaid Strait, Western Australia, Australia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Australia

IUCN Red List status

Near Threatened

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003228

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 Boweri

(E. P. Ramsay, 1887)

Family

Muridae

Root name

boweri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AM M.1350

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

1153

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6589407

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales

Name usages

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

Hapalotis macrura

(W. C. H. Peters, 1876)

Family

Muridae

Root name

macrurus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

355

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35329718

Authority publication

Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Mesembriomys macrurus

Tate, 1951

Family

Muridae

Root name

macrurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

269

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Tate (1951:269) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:170) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:530) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  5. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:724) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #13212) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #13212) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003228) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13212/22448770) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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