Notomys alexis

Notomys alexis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Muroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Myomorpha Superfamilia: Muroidea

Familia: Muridae
Subfamilia: Murinae
Tribus: Hydromyini
Genus: Notomys
Species: Notomys alexis

Name

Notomys alexis Thomas, 1922

Type locality: Australia, Northern Territory, 35 miles (56.3 km) SW of Alroy, 800 ft (244 m); see Mahoney and Richardson (1988:166).

Holotype: BMNH 6.3.9.65

Synonyms

• Notomys alexis everardensis Finlayson, 1940
• Notomys alexis reginae Troughton, 1936

References

• Thomas, O. 1922. Two new jerboa-rats (Notomys). Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 9, 9: 316.
• Finlayson, H. H. 1940. On Central Australian mammals Part 1 The Muridae. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, 64: 133 pls 14–15
• Troughton, E. le G. 1936. Descriptions of new rats and mice from Queensland. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum, 11: 20.
• Notomys alexis in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
• IUCN: Notomys alexis Thomas,1922 (Least Concern)
• Notomys alexis Thomas, 1922 – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Australische Hüpfmaus
English: Spinifex Hopping Mouse, Spinefex Hopping Mouse