Caloprymnus campestris
(J. Gould, 1843)
Desert Rat Kangaroo
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Marsupialia |
| Superorder | : Australidelphia |
| Order | : Diprotodontia |
| Suborder | : Phalangerida |
| Superfamily | : Macropodoidea |
| Family | : Potoroidae |
| Subfamily | : Bettongiinae |
| Genus | : Caloprymnus |
Species status
Extinct
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Gould, J. 1843-12. Mr. Gould then called attention to a new species of Kangaroo-rat. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1843:81.
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Original name as described
Bettongia campestris
Other common names
Bluff-nosed Rat-kangaroo · Coorgee · Koorjee · Oolacunta · Plain-loving Jerboa Kangaroo · Plains Rat-kangaroo · Wirtiree
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1843.8.12.11, BMNH:Mamm:1846.4.4.44
Type kind
lectotype
Type specimen URI
Type locality
South Australia, Australia.
Biogeographic realm
Australasia
Country distribution
Australia
IUCN Red List status
Extinct
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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: 3 names and synonyms.
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