Pseudomys auritus

O. Thomas, 1910

Long-eared 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 : Pseudomys

Species status

Extinct
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1910-12-01. New Australian Muridæ of the genus Pseudomys. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)6(36):607-610.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18619848

Original name as described

Pseudomys auritus

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1853.10.22.6

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/7ac04fcf-35c7-4886-baf7-21a9a4f5a9dc

Type locality

Lake Albert, South Australia, Australia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Australia

Taxonomy notes

split from P. australis; 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

Medlin, G. 2008. Long-eared Pseydomys auritus. In: Van Dyck, S., Strahan R. (eds) The Mammals of Australia. 3rd Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. pp 615-616. · 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

Extinct

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003278

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.

Pseudomys auritus

O. Thomas, 1910

Family

Muridae

Root name

auritus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1853.10.22.6

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/7ac04fcf-35c7-4886-baf7-21a9a4f5a9dc

Authority page

607

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18619848

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Tate (1951:243) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Jackson & Groves (2015:202) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)
  4. Jackson & Groves (2015:202) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000729) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000729) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003278) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/75927882/75927900) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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