Phascogale tapoatafa

Phascogale tapoatafa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Dasyuromorphia

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 Subordo: Cynodontia Infraordo: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohort: Metatheria Cohors: Marsupialia Cladus: Australidelphia Cladus: Eomarsupialia Ordo: Dasyuromorphia

Familia: Dasyuridae
Subfamilia: Dasyurinae
Tribus: Phascogalini
Genus: Phascogale
Species: Phascogale tapoatafa
Subspecies: P. t. kimberleyensis – P. t. wambenger –

Name

Phascogale tapoatafa (Meyer, 1793)

Type locality: Australia, New South Wales, Sydney

Synonyms

• Phascogale tapoatafa pirata (Thomas, 1904)
• Phascogale tapoatafa tapoatafa (Meyer, 1793)
• Dasyurus tafa (White, 1803)
• Didelphis penicillata Shaw, 1800
• Vivera tapoatafa Meyer, 1793

References

• Aplin, K.P., Rhind, S.G., Have, J. & Chesser, R.T. 2015. Taxonomic revision of Phascogale tapoatafa (Meyer, 1793) (Dasyuridae; Marsupialia), including descriptions of two new subspecies and confirmation of P. pirata Thomas, 1904 as a ‘Top End’ endemic. Zootaxa 4055(1): 1–73. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4055.1.1. Preview (PDF) ISBN 978-1-77557-853-6 (paperback); ISBN 978-1-77557-854-3 (Online edition) Reference page. 

Links

• Phascogale tapoatafa 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: Phascogale tapoatafa (Meyer, 1793) (Near Threatened)
• Zool. Entdeck., p. 28.
• Wilson, D.E. & Reeder, D.M. (eds.)  2005. Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. 3rd edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press: Baltimore. 2 volumes. 2142 pp. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Brush-tailed Phascogale
español: Fascogalo de cola de cepillo
polski: Myszowór

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