Aepyprymnus rufescens

Aepyprymnus rufescens

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Macropodiformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores 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: Metopophora Cladus: Haptodontiformes Cladus: Sphenacomorpha Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Pantherapsida Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Eutheriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Epicynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliamorpha Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Metatheria Cladus: Marsupialiformes Infraclassis: Marsupialia Superordo: Australidelphia Cladus: Eomarsupialia Ordo: Diprotodontia Subordo: Macropodiformes

Familia: Potoroidae
Subfamilia: Potoroinae
Tribus: Bettongini
Genus: Aepyprymnus
Species: Aepyprymnus rufescens

Name

Aepyprymnus rufescens (Gray, 1837)

Type locality: Australia, New South Wales

Holotype: BMNH

Synonyms

• Bettongia rufescens Gray, 1837
• Hypsiprymnus melanotis (Ogilby, 1838)

References

Primary references

• Gray, J.E. 1837. Description of some new or little known Mammalia, principally in the British Museum Collection. Magazine of natural history and Journal of zoology, botany, mineralogy, geology, and meteorology. N.S. 1: 577–587. BHL Reference page.  [See page 584.]
• Ogilby, W. 1838. Description of various species of the genus Hypsiprymnus. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1838, 3: 62–63. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• McNamara, J.A. 1997. Some smaller macropod fossils of South Australia. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 117: 97–105. BHL Reference page.  [See page 98.]

Links

• Aepyprymnus rufescens 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: Aepyprymnus rufescens (Gray, 1837) (Least Concern)
• Aepyprymnus rufescens (Gray, 1837) – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Rotes Rattenkänguru
English: Rufous Bettong, Rufous Rat-kangaroo
suomi: Punarottakenguru
polski: Kangurzak rudawy
svenska: Röd opossumråtta