Subspecies Bettongia lesueur graii (Gould, 1841) (Extinct)
- Hypsiprymnus graii Gould, J. 1841. Description of a new species of Hypsiprymnus. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1840: 178-179 [July 1841; publication date established from Duncan, F.M. 1937. On the dates of publication of the Society's 'Proceedings', 1859–1926. With an appendix containing the dates of publication of 'Proceedings', 1830–1858, compiled by the late F.H. Waterhouse, and of the 'Transactions', 1853–1869, by the late Henry Peavot, originally published in P.Z.S. 1893, 1913. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 107: 71–84] [178].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1841.1157 ♂ adult skin & badly damaged skull, Swan River, WA.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Extinct.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Esperance Plains (ESP), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)
Ecological Descriptors
Burrower, cave dweller, coastal, granivore, gregarious, hummock grassland, low shrubland, nocturnal, omnivore, terrestrial, tussock grassland.
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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04-Feb-2023 | Bettongia Gray, 1837 | 21-Dec-2021 | MODIFIED | |
29-Oct-2010 | 29-Oct-2010 | MOVED | ||
12-Feb-2010 | (import) |