Pseudomys gouldii

(G. R. Waterhouse, 1839)

Gould's 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

Waterhouse, G.R. 1839-09. Part 10. Pp. 49–100 in Waterhouse, G.R. 1839. The Zoology of the Voyage of H. M. S. Beagle, under the command of Captain FitzRoy, R.N., during the years 1832 to 1836. Part II. Mammalia. None, London, 97 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40299805

Original name as described

Mus Gouldii

Other common names

Gould's Pseudomys · Shark Bay Mouse · Alice Springs Mouse · Djoongari · Shark Bay Pseudomys

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1855.12.24.149

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9210f31b-743f-4f2b-acdc-7ebb2ccb3a44

Type locality

N of Hunter River, New South Wales, Australia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Australia

Taxonomy notes

includes fieldi, which means that P. gouldii is now considered extant; 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. · Roycroft, E., MacDonald, A. J., Moritz, C., Moussalli, A., Miguez, R. P., & Rowe, K. C. (2021). Museum genomics reveals the rapid decline and extinction of Australian rodents since European settlement. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118(27).

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003288

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.

Mus fieldi

(E. R. Waite, 1896)

Family

Muridae

Root name

fieldi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AM M.1069

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

403

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57973862

Authority publication

Melbourne

Pseudomys (Pseudomys) rawlinnae

Troughton, 1932

Family

Muridae

Root name

rawlinnae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AM M.4642

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

289

Authority publication

Records of the Australian Museum

Name usages

  1. Tate (1951:242) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Mus Gouldii

(G. R. Waterhouse, 1839)

Family

Muridae

Root name

gouldii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1855.12.24.149

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9210f31b-743f-4f2b-acdc-7ebb2ccb3a44

Authority page

67

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40299805

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:140) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Blyth (1863:116, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534797) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)

Pseudomys (Thetomys) praeconis

O. Thomas, 1910

Family

Muridae

Root name

praeconis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1858.12.27.11

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

608

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18619849

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Tate (1951:248) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:178) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:547) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Pseudomys (Thetomys?) fieldi

Tate, 1951

Family

Muridae

Root name

fieldi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

248

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Tate (1951:248) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:178) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:545) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  5. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:731) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #18549) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #18549) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/18549/22398445) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Pseudomys (Thetomys) gouldii

Tate, 1951

Family

Muridae

Root name

gouldii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

249

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Tate (1951:249) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:546) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #18551) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #18551) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003288) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/248637991/248638568) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Pseudomys gouldi

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Muridae

Root name

gouldi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

178

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1980:178) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

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