Notomys mitchellii

(W. Ogilby, 1838)

Mitchell's 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

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Ogilby, W. 1838-01. Read a notice of certain Australian Quadrupeds belonging to the order Rodentia. London and Edinburgh Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science 12(71-72):95-96.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2543159

Original name as described

Dipus Mitchellii

Type material

AM (unnumbered)

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

c.12 km south-east of Lake Boga, Victoria, 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

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003240

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.

Dipus Mitchellii

(W. Ogilby, 1838)

Family

Muridae

Root name

mitchellii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AM (unnumbered)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

96

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2543159

Authority publication

London and Edinburgh Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science

Hapalotis Richardsonii

(J. E. Gray, 1875)

Family

Muridae

Root name

richardsonii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1843.8.21.3

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/4a218c45-9643-4ee7-9510-fde0b9c813eb

Authority page

12 (p. 12d)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6957443

Authority publication

London

Notomys mitchelli macropus

O. Thomas, 1921

Family

Muridae

Root name

macropus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1855.12.24.361

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2e148bfb-1772-443c-af60-f64f7bc611b9 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2e148bfb-1772-443c-af60-f64f7bc611b9/1691366400000

Authority page

540

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26196719

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Hapalotis Gouldii

(J. Gould, 1863)

Family

Muridae

Root name

gouldii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1907.1.1.135

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/5491e095-76cf-4645-839a-5001ef014477

Authority page

xxxv

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49738036

Authority publication

London

Notomys mitchelli alutacea

Brazenor, 1934

Family

Muridae

Root name

alutacea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

NMV C38

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

79

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52138953

Authority publication

Memoirs of the National Museum, Melbourne

Name usages

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

Notomys Mitchelli

Lesson, 1842

Family

Muridae

Root name

mitchelli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

129

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:129) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:182) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Notomys mitchellii alutacea

Tate, 1951

Family

Muridae

Root name

alutacea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

260

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Tate (1951:260) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)

Notomys gouldii

Tate, 1951

Family

Muridae

Root name

gouldii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

260

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Tate (1951:260) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)

Notomys mitchellii macropus

Tate, 1951

Family

Muridae

Root name

macropus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

260

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Tate (1951:260) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)

Notomys mitchellii

Tate, 1951

Family

Muridae

Root name

mitchellii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

259

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Tate (1951:259) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:538, 539) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  4. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:726) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #14869) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #14869) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003240) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14869/115124529) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Notomys mitchellii mitchellii

Tate, 1951

Family

Muridae

Root name

mitchellii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

259

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Tate (1951:259) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)

Notomys richardsonii

Tate, 1951

Family

Muridae

Root name

richardsonii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

262

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Tate (1951:262) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)

gouldi

Musser & Carleton, 2005

Family

Muridae

Root name

gouldi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

1428

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005:1428) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Hapalotis mitchellii

(E. Blyth, 1863)

Family

Muridae

Root name

mitchellii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

111

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534792

Authority publication

Calcutta

Name usages

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

Dypos Mitchellii

(W. Ogilby, 1837)

Family

Muridae

Root name

mitchellii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

208

Authority publication

Echo du Monde Savant

Hapalotis Gouldii

(J. E. Gray, 1841)

Family

Muridae

Root name

gouldii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

404

Authority publication

London

Hapalotis Richardsonii

(J. E. Gray, 1847)

Family

Muridae

Root name

richardsonii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

41

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44755504

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

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

Hapalotis Richardsonii

(J. Gould, 1853)

Family

Muridae

Root name

richardsonii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

notusedas_valid

Authority page

127

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30680373

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

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