Potorous tridactylus

Potorous tridactylus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Macropodiformes
Clade: Marsupialiformes Cohors: Marsupialia Cladus: Australidelphia Cladus: Eomarsupialia 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.
  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.
• Linnaeus: Anim. Kingdom 1: 198.
• 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. 
• IUCN: Potorous tridactylus (Kerr, 1792) (Least Concern)
• Potorous tridactylus (Kerr, 1792) – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names

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

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