Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Dasyuromorphia
Clade: Marsupialiformes Cohors: Marsupialia Cladus: Australidelphia Cladus: Eomarsupialia Ordo: Dasyuromorphia

Familia: Dasyuridae
Subfamilia: Dasyurinae
Tribus: Dasyurini
Genus: Pseudantechinus
Species: Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis

Name

Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis (Spencer, 1895)

• Syntypes (n=3): NMV C7804, ♀, collected by Mounted Trooper South [Horn Expedition Collection] in May-August 1894. Other two syntypes unlocated.
• Type locality: “Central Australia, Alice Springs”, Northern Territory, Australia.

Combinations

• Phascogale macdonnellensis Spencer, 1896: 222 [original combination]
• Antechinus macdonnellensis — Iredale & Troughton, 1934: 6 [subsequent combination]
• Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis — Tate, 1947: 139 [subsequent combination]
• Parantechinus macdonnellensis — Mahoney & Ride, 1988: 24 [subsequent combination]

Native distribution areas

• Australia: Western Australia, Northern Territory, South Australia and Queensland.

References

Primary references

• Spencer, B. 1895. Preliminary Notice of two new Species of Marsupials from Central Australia. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria. New series 7: 222–224. BHL

Additional references

• Spencer, B. 1896. Mammalia. Pp. 1–52 in Spencer, B. (ed.). Report on the work of the Horn Scientific Expedition to Central Australia. Part 2. Zoology. Melville, Mullens & Slade: Melbourne. 435 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis 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.
• Woinarski, J., Burbidge, A., van Weenen, J. & Dickman, C. 2016. IUCN: Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T40537A21945598. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T40537A21945598.en. Accessed on 13 August 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Fat-tailed False Antechinus
español: Falso antequino coligrueso
français: Souris Marsupiale À Queue Adipeuse

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