Genus Trichosurus Lesson, 1828
- Trichosurus Lesson, R.P. 1828. in Audouin, J.V. & Bory de Saint-Vincent, J.B.G.M. (eds) Dictionnaire Classique d'Histoire Naturelle. [333].
Type species:
Didelphis vulpecula Kerr, 1792 by subsequent designation, see Waterhouse, G.R. 1846. A Natural History of the Mammalia.Volume 1, containing the order Marsupiata, or pouched animals. London : Baillière 553 pp. 20 pls. [298]. - Cercaertus Burmeister, C.H.C. 1837. Handbuch der Naturgeschichte zum Gebrauch bei Vorlesungen. II. Zoologie. Berlin pp. 369-858. [814] [as Cercaërtus; Thomas, O. 1888. Catalogue of the Marsupialia and Monotremata in the Collection of the British Museum (Natural History). London : British Museum xiii 401 pp. 28 pls [3 Nov. 1888] considered Cercaërtus to be an incorrect original spelling of Cercartetus Gloger, 1841 (Burramyidae)].
Type species:
Didelphis vulpina Meyer, 1793 by original designation. - Tapoa Owen, R. 1839. Outlines of a classification of the Marsupialia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1839: 5-19 [19] [nom. nud., see Iredale, T. & Troughton, E. le G. 1934. A check-list of the mammals recorded from Australia. Mem. Aust. Mus. 6: i–xii 1–122 also list as available publication Anon. 1839. [No title]. pp. 454 in Knight, C. (ed). Penny Cyclopaedia. London : Publisher unknown Vol. 14; Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, Library of Useful Knowledge. London, but in that work it is also nom. nud.].
- Psilogrammurus Gloger, C.W.L. 1841. Gemeinnütziges Hand- und Hilfsbuch der Naturgeschichte. Für gebildete leser aller Stände. Bd I. Breslau : Schulz & Co. xxxiv 495 pp. [Date published May 1841: publication date established from Thomas, O. 1895. An analysis of the mammalian generic names given in Dr. C.W.L. Gloger's 'Naturgeschichte' (1841). Annals and Magazine of Natural History 6 15: 189–193] [85].
Type species:
Didelphis vulpecula Kerr, 1792 by subsequent designation, see Thomas, O. 1888. Catalogue of the Marsupialia and Monotremata in the Collection of the British Museum (Natural History). London : British Museum xiii 401 pp. 28 pls. [3 Nov. 1888]. - Trichurus Wagner, J.A. 1842. in Schreber, J.C.D. von (1774–1855) Die Säugethiere, in Abbildungen nach der Natur, mit Beschreibungen. Fortgesetzt von A. Goldfuss Supplementband von J.A. Wagner. Suppl. 3 hft 109–110. Erlangen : Voss. [74] [non Trichurus Hübner, 1816; proposed as subgenus of Phalangista Geoffroy and Cuvier, 1795].
Type species:
Didelphis vulpecula Kerr, 1792 by subsequent designation, see Thomas, O. 1888. Catalogue of the Marsupialia and Monotremata in the Collection of the British Museum (Natural History). London : British Museum xiii 401 pp. 28 pls. [3 Nov. 1888].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- McKay, G.M. 1988. Phalangeridae. pp. 81-86 in Walton, D.W. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia Volume 5. Mammalia. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service x 274 pp. [83]
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
New Zealand, introduced.
IBRA
ACT, NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Tas, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Ben Lomond (BEL), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Burt Plain (BRT), Central Arnhem (CA), Carnarvon (CAR), Channel Country (CHC), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Coolgardie (COO), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Central Ranges (CR), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Dampierland (DL), Davenport Murchison Ranges (DMR), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Finke (FIN), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gascoyne (GAS), Gawler (GAW), Gibson Desert (GD), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), King (KIN), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Murchison (MUR), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Nullarbor (NUL), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Pilbara (PIL), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP), Sturt Plateau (STU), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tanami (TAN), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Warren (WAR), Wet Tropics (WT), Yalgoo (YAL)
Other Regions
Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater
Distribution References
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 29-Oct-2010 | 29-Oct-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |