Species Phascogale pirata Thomas, 1904
- Phascogale penicillata pirata Thomas, O. 1904. On a collection of mammals made by Mr J.T. Tunney in Arnhem Land, Northern Territory of South Australia. Novitates Zoologicae 11: 222-229 [228].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 4.1.3.100 ♂ skin & skull, South Alligator River, NT.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory
Extra Distribution Information
Coastal, mesic savannas of the NT, possibly extinct in much of its former range, see Geyle et al. (2020).
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NT: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Central Arnhem (CA), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Pine Creek (PCK), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)
Distribution References
General References
Aplin, K.P., Rhind, S.G., Ten Have, J. & Chesser, R.T. 2015. Taxonomic revision of Phascogale tapoatafa (Meyer, 1793) (Dasyuridae; Marsupialia), including descriptions of two new subspecies and confirmation of P. pirata Thomas, 1904 as a 'Top End' endemic. Zootaxa 4055: 1-73 [43] (revised diagnosis and description)
Clayton, M., Wombey, J.C., Mason, I.J., Chesser, R.T. & Wells, A. 2006. CSIRO List of Australian Vertebrates: A Reference with Conservation Status. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing iv 162 pp. [101] (recognised as subspecies of P. tapoatafa)
Dahl, K. 1897. Biological notes on North-Australian Mammalia. The Zoologist 4 1: 189-216
Woinarski, J.C.Z. 2004. The forest fauna of the Northern Territory. pp. 36-55 in Lunney, D. (ed.). Conservation of Australia's Forest Fauna. Sydney : Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales edn 2.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Jan-2016 | Phascogale Temminck, 1824 | 21-Dec-2020 | MODIFIED | |
| 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) |