Sarcophilus

Sarcophilus harrisii

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Dasyuridae
Subfamilia: Dasyurinae
Tribus: Dasyurini
Genus: Sarcophilus
Species: S. harrisii – †S. laniarius – †S. moornaensis

Name

• Sarcophilus F. Cuvier, 1837

Type species: Didelphis ursina Harris, 1808

Synonyms

• Diabolus Gray, 1841
• Ursinus Boitard, 1841

References

• Sarcophilus 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.
• Harris, G.P. (1807). Description of two new Species of Didelphis from Van Diemen's Land. Transactions of The Linnean Society of London 9: 174–78. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1818.tb00336.x
• Cuvier, F.G. "Sarcophile oursin". In: Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, É. & Cuvier, F.G. Histoire Naturelle des Mammifères. Paris: Chez A. Belin, Libraire-Éditeur, 1837. 1-6 p. vol. pt. 4.
• Boitard, P. Le Jardin des plantes: description et murs des mammifères de la Ménagerie et du Muséum d'histoire naturelle. Paris: J. J. Dubochet, 1842 [1841]. pp. 290.
• Werdelin, L. (1987). Some observations on Sarcophilus laniarius and the evolution of Sarcophilus. Records of the Queen Victoria Museum, Launceston 90: 1–27.

Links

• BHL bibliography
• Sarcophilus – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Sarcophilus.
• ION

Vernacular names

čeština: Ďábel
español: Diablos marsupiales

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