Potorous tridactylus

Potorous tridactylus

Taxonavigation

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Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Chordata Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Marsupialia
Ordo: Diprotodontia
Subordo: Macropodiformes
Familia: Potoroidae
Genus: Potorous
Species: Potorous tridactylus
Subspecies: P. t. apicalis - P. t. tridactylus

Name

Potorous tridactylus (Kerr, 1792)

Type locality: Australia, New South Wales, Sydney

Synonyms

• Didelphis murina Cuvier, 1798
• Didelphis tridactyla Kerr, 1792

References

• Potorous tridactylus in Mammal Species of the World.
  Don E. Wilson & DeeAnn M. Reeder (eds) (2005). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed).
• Linnaeus: Anim. Kingdom 1: 198.
• Mammal Species of the World, A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd edition, 2005 ISBN 0801882214
• IUCN link: Potorous tridactylus (Kerr, 1792) (Least Concern)
• Potorous tridactylus (Kerr, 1792) Report on ITIS

Vernacular names

English: Long-nosed Potoroo
Polski: Poturu, konguroszczur właściwy

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