Pseudomys calabyi

D. J. Kitchener & Humphreys, 1987

Kakadu Pebble 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

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Kitchener, D.J. and Humphreys, W.F. 1987-04-13. Description of a new subspecies of Pseudomys (Rodentia: Muridae) from Northern Territory. Records of the Western Australian Museum 13(2):285-295.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53415675

Original name as described

Pseudomys laborifex calabyi

Other common names

Calaby's Mouse · Kakadu Pebble-mound Mouse · Kakadu Pebble-mound Pseudomys

Type material

ANWC CM7895

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Uranium Development Project Falls, Northern Territory, 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

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003281

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 laborifex calabyi

D. J. Kitchener & Humphreys, 1987

Family

Muridae

Root name

calabyi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ANWC CM7895

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

286

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53415675

Authority publication

Records of the Western Australian Museum

Pseudomys calabyi

Musser & Carleton, 2005

Family

Muridae

Root name

calabyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:730) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136808) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136808) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003281) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136808/22399037) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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