Notomys macrotis
O. Thomas, 1921
Big-eared Hopping Mouse
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Supramyomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Myomorphi |
| Superfamily | : Muroidea |
| Family | : Muridae |
| Subfamily | : Murinae |
| Tribe | : Hydromyini |
| Genus | : Notomys |
Species status
Authority citation
Thomas, O. 1921-10-31. Notes on the species of Notomys, the Australian jerboa-rats. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)8(47):536-541.
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Original name as described
Notomys macrotis
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1844.7.9.14
Type kind
holotype
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Type locality
Moore River, Western Australia, Australia.
Biogeographic realm
Australasia
Country distribution
Australia
Taxonomy notes
R. T. Hoser included Notomys and Mastacomys under Pseudomys as well as recognized (Ascopharynx, Thetomys, Gyomys) and named (Eekmys, Farkmys, Ohmys, Oimys, Ouchmys) a number of subgenera within; this arrangement is not followed here pending further investigation
Taxonomy notes citation
Hoser, R.T. 2020. An overdue break up of the rodent genus Pseudomys into subgenera as well as the formal naming of four new species. Australasian Journal of Herpetology 49:30-41. a#59489
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: 2 names and synonyms.
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