Notomys cervinus
(J. Gould, 1853)
Fawn Hopping Mouse
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Supramyomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Myomorphi |
| Superfamily | : Muroidea |
| Family | : Muridae |
| Subfamily | : Murinae |
| Tribe | : Hydromyini |
| Genus | : Notomys |
Species status
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/30680373Original name as described
Hapalotis cervinus
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1853.10.22.7
Type kind
lectotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e472aa70-af62-4b3d-99fc-99d63e762cedType locality
interior of South Australia, Australia.
Biogeographic realm
Australasia
Country distribution
Australia
Taxonomy notes
R. T. Hoser included Notomys and Mastacomys under Pseudomys as well as recognized (Ascopharynx, Thetomys, Gyomys) and named (Eekmys, Farkmys, Ohmys, Oimys, Ouchmys) a number of subgenera within; this arrangement is not followed here pending further investigation
Taxonomy notes citation
Hoser, R. T. (2020). An overdue break up of the rodent genus Pseudomys into subgenera as well as the formal naming of four new species. Australasian Journal of Herpetology, 49: 30-41.
IUCN Red List status
Near Threatened
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