Subspecies Isoodon obesulus affinis Waterhouse, 1846
- Perameles affinis Waterhouse, G.R. 1846. A Natural History of the Mammalia.Volume 1, containing the order Marsupiata, or pouched animals. London : Baillière 553 pp. 20 pls. [373] [published as a junior synonym of P. obesulus, ex Gray 1843 (nom. nud.); P. affinis became available through its adoption for a taxon by Iredale, T. & Troughton, E. le G. 1934. A check-list of the mammals recorded from Australia. Mem. Aust. Mus. 6: i–xii 1–122 [17]].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 41.1173 skin & skull, Kangaroo Point near Hobart, TAS (as Van Diemen's Land, see specimen label).Secondary source:
Gray, J.E. 1843. List of the Specimens of Mammalia in the Collection of the British Museum. London : British Museum xxviii 216 pp. [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] [96]; 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.
Generic Combinations
- Isoodon obesulus affinis (Waterhouse, 1846). —
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 [17]
Introduction
Cooper et al (2018) provide support for the recognition of I. obesulus affinis as a valid subspecies of I. obesulus.
Distribution
States
Tasmania
Extra Distribution Information
Restricted to main island of Tasmania and Flinders Island
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)
General References
Cooper, S.J.B., Ottewell, K., MacDonald, A.J. et al. 2018. Phylogeography of southern brown and golden bandicoots: implications for the taxonomy and distribution of endangered subspecies and species. Australian Journal of Zoology 66: 379-393
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isoodon Desmarest, 1817 | 06-Mar-2020 | ADDED |