Sminthopsis crassicaudata
(J. Gould, 1844)
Fat-tailed Dunnart
Distribution :
South Australia, SW Queensland, SE Northern Territory, S Western Australia, W New South Wales, W Victoria.
Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 334
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Marsupialia |
| Superorder | : Australidelphia |
| Order | : Dasyuromorphia |
| Family | : Dasyuridae |
| Subfamily | : Sminthopsinae |
| Genus | : Sminthopsis |
Species status
Authority citation
Gould, J. 1844-10. Mr. Gould laid upon the table a number of Skins of Animals and Birds, being part of a large collection which Mr. Gilbert had lately forwarded to him from Australia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1844:103-108.
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Original name as described
Phascogale crassicaudata
Other common names
Fat-tailed Marsupial Mouse
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1844.10.15.4, BMNH:Mamm:1844.7.9.10
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
Type locality
Williams River, Western Australia, Australia.
Biogeographic realm
Australasia
Country distribution
Australia
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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Names and synonyms
Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.
Total: 10 names and synonyms.
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