Subspecies Bettongia gaimardi gaimardi (Desmarest, 1822) (Extinct)
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Subspecies Bettongia gaimardi gaimardi (Desmarest, 1822) (Extinct)
- Kangurus gaimardi Desmarest, A.G. 1822. Mammologie ou description des espèces de mammifères part 2 in, Encyclopédie Méthodique (Dictionnaire Encyclopédique Méthodique.) Par ordre de Matières. Suppl. 2. Paris : Agasse. [542].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP Nouv. Cat. Gal. No 130 skin (Nouv. Cat. Gal. No 130) & skull associated with holotype skin (A2628) (this skull is not the one figured by Quoy and Gaimard as the holotype of Hypsiprymnus white; K. gaimardi and H. white are based on the same specimen), Port Jackson, NSW.Secondary source:
Wakefield, N.A. 1967. Some taxonomic revision in the Australian marsupial genus Bettongia (Macropodidae), with description of a new species. Victorian Naturalist 84: 8-22 3 pls 1 map. - Hypsiprymnus formosus Ogilby, W. 1838. Description of various species of the genus Hypsiprymnus. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1838: 62-63 [62] [as Hyp. formosus].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, unknown locality (=NSW).Type locality references:
Iredale, T. & Troughton, E. le G. 1934. A check-list of the mammals recorded from Australia. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 6: i-xii 1-122. - Hypsiprymnus phillippi Ogilby, W. 1838. Description of various species of the genus Hypsiprymnus. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1838: 62-63 [62] [as Hyp. Phillippi].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, unknown locality (=NSW).Secondary source:
Iredale, T. & Troughton, E. le G. 1934. A check-list of the mammals recorded from Australia. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 6: i-xii 1-122. - Hypsiprymnus hunteri Owen, R. 1841. On the osteology of the Marsupialia. Transactions of the Zoological Society of London 2: 397-408 pls 68-71 [408 pl. 71 fig. 4].
Type data:
Status unknown, name and figure of skull only, unknown locality (=NSW).Type locality references:
Iredale, T. & Troughton, E. le G. 1934. A check-list of the mammals recorded from Australia. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 6: i-xii 1-122. - Potorous minimus Boitard, [P.] 1841. Le Jardin des Plantes. Description et Moeurs des Mammifères de la Ménagerie et du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle Précédé d'une Introduction Historique, Descriptive et Pittoresque par M.J. Janin. Paris : J.J. Dubochet et Ce lxvi lxvi, 472 pp. [dated 1842 = August 1841; publication date established from Sherborn, C.D. 1922. Index Animalium sive index nominum quae ab A.D. MDCCLVIII generibus et speciebus animalium imposita sunt. Sectio secunda a kalendis Ianuariis, MDCCCI usque ad finem Decembris, MDCCCL. Part 1. Introduction, bibliography and index A-Aff. 1801–1850. London : British Museum cxxxi 128 pp. [xxvi]] [295] [nom. nud.; as of 'Desm', in synonymy].
Secondary source:
Iredale, T. & Troughton, E. le G. 1934. A check-list of the mammals recorded from Australia. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 6: i-xii 1-122.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Extinct
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, SA, Vic: Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)
Ecological Descriptors
Granivore, nocturnal, open forest, solitary, terrestrial, tussock grassland.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Feb-2023 | Bettongia Gray, 1837 | 21-Dec-2021 | MODIFIED | |
| 29-Oct-2010 | 29-Oct-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |