Species Notomys aquilo Thomas, 1921
Northern Hopping-mouse
- Notomys aquilo Thomas, O. 1921. Notes on the species of Notomys, the Australian jerboa-rats. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 9 8: 536-541 [540].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 67.9.17.2 ♂ skin & skull, Cape York, QLD. - Notomys carpentarius Johnson, D.H. 1959. Four new mammals from the Northern Territory of Australia. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 72: 183-187 [186].
Type data:
Holotype USNM 284353 ♀ skin & skull, Umbakumba, Port Langdon, NE corner of Groote Eylandt, NT [13°51'S 136°45'E].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Mahoney, J.A. in Walton, D.W. (ed.) 1988. Zoological Catalogue of Australia Volume 5. Mammalia. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service x 274 pp. [Date published 13/Apr/1988] [167]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory
IBRA
NT: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Central Arnhem (CA)
Ecological Descriptors
Burrower, coastal, coastal dunes, granivore, herbivore, open scrub, terrestrial.
General References
Flannery, T.F. 1995. Northern Hopping-mouse Notomys aquilo. pp. 572-573 in Strahan, R. (ed.). The Mammals of Australia: The National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife. Sydney : Reed New Holland 756 pp.
Johnson, D.H. 1964. Mammals of the Arnhem Land Expedition. 427-515 pls 1-16 in Specht, R.L. (ed.). Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land. Zoology. Parkville : Melbourne University Press Vol. 4 xvii 533 pp.
Woinarski, J.C.Z., Gambold, N., Wurst, D., Flannery, T.F., Smith, A.P., Chatto, R. & Fisher, A. 1999. Distribution and habitat of the northern hopping mouse Notomys aquilo. Wildlife Research 26: 495-511
Common Name References
ABRS 2001. Census of Australian Vertebrates. Australian Biological Resources Study. (Northern Hopping-mouse)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 04-Feb-2023 | 10-Dec-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 10-Dec-2010 | 08-Dec-2010 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |