Zyzomys palatalis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Muroidea

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 Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Myomorpha Superfamilia: Muroidea

Familia: Muridae
Subfamilia: Murinae
Genus: Zyzomys
Species: Zyzomys palatalis

Name

Zyzomys palatalis Kitchener, 1989: 361

• Holotype: NTM U1388, adult ♀, body in alcohol with skull extracted.
• Type locality: “Northern Territory, Echo Gorge, Wollogorang Station, 17°129S, 137°419E; altitude 180 m.”

Combinations

• Zyzomys palatilis: Musser & Carleton, 2005: 1521 [incorrect subsequent spelling]

References

Primary references

• Kitchener, D. 1989. Taxonomic appraisal of Zyzomys (Rodentia, Muridae) with descriptions of two new species from Northern Territory, Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 14(3): 331–373.

Links

• Zyzomys palatalis 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.A. 2016. IUCN: Zyzomys palatalis  (Critically Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T23327A22457211. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T23327A22457211.en

Vernacular names

English: Carpentarian rock rat
Nederlands: Carpentarische rotsrat