Species Phascogale calura Gould, 1844
Red-tailed Phascogale
- Phascogale calura Gould, J. 1844. Exhibition and character of a number of animals, &c. transmitted from Australia by Mr. Gilbert. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1844: 103-107 [publication date established from Sclater, P.L. 1893. List of the dates of receipt from the Printers of the sheets of the Society's 'Proceedings' from 1831 to 1859 inclusive. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1893: 435–440 [438]] [104] [as Phascogale calurus].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 44.7.9.9 & 44.10.15.1 ♂ skin (44.7.9.9) & skull (44.10.15.1), neighbourhood of Military Station, Williams River, WA.Type locality references:
Gould, J. 1845. The Mammals of Australia. London : J. Gould Vol. 1. [pl. 47] [text to 7th pl. of Pt 1] (=text to Vol. 1 pl. 32).
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Now probably SW coastal only, previously in SA, Vic, NT.
IBRA
WA: Esperance Plains (ESP), Mallee (MAL)
Ecological Descriptors
Arthropod-feeder, carnivorous, low woodland, open forest, open scrub, predator, tall shrubland, terrestrial.
General References
Archer, M. 1979. The status of Australian dasyurids, thylacinids and myrmecobiids. pp. 29-43 in Tyler, M.J. (ed.). The Status of Endangered Australasian Wildlife. Adelaide : Royal Zoological Society of South Australia.
Bradley, A.J 2003. Stress, hormones and mortality in small dasyurid marsupials. pp. 250-263 in Jones, M., Dickman, C. & Archer, M. (eds). Predators with Pouches. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing.
Bradley, A.J. 1987. Stress and mortality in the red-tailed phascogale, Phascogale calura (Marsupialia: Dasyuridae). General and Comparative Endocrinology 67: 85-100
Bradley, A.J. 1990. Seasonal effects on the haematology and blood chemistry in the red-tailed phascogale, Phascogale calura (Marsupialia: Dasyuridae). Australian Journal of Zoology 37: 533-543
Bradley, A.J. 1995. Red-tailed Phascogale Phascogale calura. pp. 102-103 in Strahan, R. (ed.). The Mammals of Australia: The National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife. Sydney : Reed New Holland 756 pp.
Bradley, A.J. 1997. Reproduction and life history in the red-tailed phascogale, Phascogale calura (Marsupialia: Dasyuridae): The adaptive-stress senescence hypothesis. Journal of Zoology, London 241: 739-755
Green, B, King, D. & Bradley, A. 1989. Water and energy metabolism and estimated food consumption rates of free-living wambengers, Phascogale calura (Marsupialia: Dasyuridae). Australian Wildlife Research 16: 501-507
Kitchener, D.J. 1981. Breeding, diet and habitat preference of Phascogale calura (Gould, 1844) (sic) (Marsupialia: Dasyuridae) in the Southern Wheat Belt, Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 9: 173-186
Common Name References
ABRS 2001. Census of Australian Vertebrates. Australian Biological Resources Study. (Red-tailed Phascogale)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02-Sep-2019 | 29-Oct-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 15-Oct-2010 | 15-Oct-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 07-Feb-2024 | 15-Oct-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |