Subspecies Bettongia gaimardi cuniculus (Ogilby, 1838)
- Hypsiprymnus cuniculus Ogilby, W. 1838. Description of various species of the genus Hypsiprymnus. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1838: 62-63 [63] [as Hyp. Cuniculus].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 55.12.24.65 adult unsexed skin, Hunter's River, NSW (=TAS).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. - Bettongia setosa Gray, J.E. 1837. Description of some new or little known Mammalia, principally in the British Museum Collection. Magazine of Natural History ns 1: 577-587 [Date published Nov. 1837: publication date established from 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]] [584] [junior secondary homonym of Hypsiprymnus setosus Ogilby, 1832].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH juv. skin & skull (according to 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]; but not listed in Jenkins, P.D. & Knutson, L. 1983. A Catalogue of the Type Specimens of Monotremata and Marsupialia in the British Museum (Natural History). London : British Museum 35 pp.), TAS.Type locality references:
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] [108].
Distribution
States
Tasmania
IBRA
Tas: Ben Lomond (BEL), Flinders (FLI), King (KIN), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE)
Ecological Descriptors
Granivore, nocturnal, open forest, solitary, terrestrial, tussock grassland.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29-Oct-2010 | 29-Oct-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |