Species Perameles myosuros Wagner, 1841 (extinct)
- Perameles myosuros Wagner, J.A. 1841. Beschreibung einer neuen Art von Bandikuts, Perameles myosurus [sic], nebst Bemerkungen über Perameles obesula. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 7(1): 289-297 [293] [multiple original spellings of myosuros in text and table of contents, myosurus in title only; erroneous masculine gender of myosurus, as compared with the indeclinable myosuros when combined with Perameles indicates lapsus; confirmed by Wagner's subsequent usage].
Type data:
Holotype whereabouts unknown (Wagner said in his collection (Munich)), Swan River district and the surrounds of King George Sound, WA.Type locality references:
Wagner, J.A. 1853. in Schreber, J.C.D. von (ed.) (1853–1855). Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen. Eine Zusammenstellung der neuesten Entdeckungen auf dem Gebiete der Säugthierkunde. Leipzig : T.O. Weigel Suppl. 5. xxvi 810 pp. 51 pls [publication date established from notation in British Museum (Nat. Hist.) Zoology Library copy] [217]. - Perameles arenaria Gould, J. 1844. Exhibition and character of a number of animals, &c. transmitted from Australia by Mr. Gilbert. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1844: 103-107 [publication date established from Sclater, P.L. 1893. List of the dates of receipt from the Printers of the sheets of the Society's 'Proceedings' from 1831 to 1859 inclusive. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1893: 435–440 [438]] [104].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 44.9.30.5 & 44.10.30.5 ♂ skin (44.9.30.5) & skull (44.10.30.5), near York, WA (no locality with original description), see specimen label.
Introduction
Multiple original spellings of myosuros occur in the text and table of contents of Wagner (1841) with the name myosurus used in the title only. Jackson & Groves (2015) believed the use of myosurus was in error (lapsus calami) and cited Wagner's subsequent usage, and the erroneous masculine gender of mysurus when combined with Perameles, as evidence.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
South-western WA. Now extinct
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Esperance Plains (ESP), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR)
Distribution References
- Travouillon, K.J. & Phillips, M.J. 2018. Total evidence analysis of the phylogenetic relationships of bandicoots and bilbies (Marsupialia: Peramelemorphia): reassessment of two species and description of a new species. Zootaxa 4378(2): 224–256 [242] (revised taxonomy of Perameles, and in doing so, revised the distributions)
Ecological Descriptors
Crepuscular, nocturnal, open scrub, predator, shrubland, woodland.
General References
Jackson, S. & Groves, C. 2015. Taxonomy of Australian Mammals. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing 520 pp. [87-88] (as synonym of P. bougainville bougainville)
Travouillon, K.J. & Phillips, M.J. 2018. Total evidence analysis of the phylogenetic relationships of bandicoots and bilbies (Marsupialia: Peramelemorphia): reassessment of two species and description of a new species. Zootaxa 4378(2): 224–256 [242]
Woinarski, J.C.Z., Burbidge, A.A. & Harrison, P.L. 2014. The Action Plan for Australian Mammals 2012. Melbourne, Victoria : CSIRO Publishing 1038 pp. [185] (as synonym of P. bougainville)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perameles Geoffroy, 1803 | 17-Aug-2020 | ADDED |