Subspecies Bettongia penicillata penicillata J.E. Gray, 1837 (Extinct)
CAVS: 1765
- Bettongia penicillata 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].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 50.11.22.47 adult ♂ skin & skull (ex Zool. Soc.), NSW.
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Now extinct
Australian Endemic.
Ecological Descriptors
Crepuscular, nocturnal, omnivore, open forest, open scrub, open woodland, solitary, subtropical, terrestrial, tussock grassland.
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| 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 | ||
| 05-Nov-2010 | MODIFIED |