Leporillus apicalis

(J. Gould, 1853)

Lesser Stick-nest Rat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Myomorphi
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Murinae
Tribe : Hydromyini
Genus : Leporillus

Species status

Extinct
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Gould, J. 1853-04-29. Remarks on the genus Hapalotis. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1851(226):126-127.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30680372

Original name as described

Hapalotis apicalis

Type material

lost (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a81490a7-1c1f-4885-bbc3-8014b7d29c6e

Type locality

South Australia, Australia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Australia

IUCN Red List status

Extinct

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003187

Country distribution map

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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.

Hapalotis apicalis

(J. Gould, 1853)

Family

Muridae

Root name

apicalis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a81490a7-1c1f-4885-bbc3-8014b7d29c6e

Authority page

126

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30680372

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Blyth (1863:111, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534792) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
Murray (1866:361, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580357) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
Fitzinger (1867:58, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476744) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34989)
Spencer (1896:11, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57973422) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68745)
Jackson & Groves (2015:194) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Conilurus apicalis

(J. D. Ogilby, 1892)

Family

Muridae

Root name

apicalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

116

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/938621

Authority publication

Sydney

Name usages

Ogilby (1892:116, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/938621) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69482)
Trouessart (1897:504, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53435048) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59285)
Waite (1898:115, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8361819) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66096)
Trouessart (1904:392, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423273) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)

Leporillus apicalis

O. Thomas, 1906

Family

Muridae

Root name

apicalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

84

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19245302

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Thomas (1906:84, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19245302) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16273)
Tate (1951:255) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)
Corbet & Hill (1980:177) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:522) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
Corbet & Hill (1991:188) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
Musser & Carleton (1993:604) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
Jackson & Groves (2015:194) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #11633) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #11633) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003187) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/11633/22457421) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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