Species Pseudantechinus mimulus (Thomas, 1906)
Carpentarian Pseudantechinus
- Phascogale mimulus Thomas, O. 1906. On mammals from northern Australia presented to the National Museum by Sir Wm. Ingram, Bt., and the Hon. John Forrest. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1906: 536-543 pl. 37 [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 [76]] [540].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 6.3.9.75 ♀ skin & skull, Alexandria Station, NT, about 19ºS, 137ºE.
Generic Combinations
- Pseudantechinus mimulus (Thomas, 1906). —
Tate, G.H.H. 1947. Results of the Archbold Expeditions. No. 56 On the anatomy and classification of the Dasyuridae (Marsupialia). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 88: 97-155 [139] (new combination with erection of Pseudantechinus) - Antechinus mimulus (Thomas, 1906). —
Archer, M. 1982. Review of the dasyurid (Marsupialia) fossil record, integration of data bearing on phylogenetic interpretation, and suprageneric classification. pp. 397-443 in Archer, M. (ed.). Carnivorous Marsupials. Sydney : Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales Vol. 2 i-iv, 407 pp. [431]
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis Spencer, 1895 [a misidentification - treated as synonym of P. macdonnellensis]. —
Ride, W.D.L. 1964. Antechinus rosamondae, a new species of dasyurid marsupial from the Pilbara district of Western Australia; with remarks on the classification of Antechinus. Western Australian Naturalist 9: 58-65 [62]
Mahoney, J.A. & Ride, W.D.L. 1988. Dasyuridae. pp. 14-33 in Walton, D.W. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia Volume 5. Mammalia. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service x 274 pp. [Date published 13/Apr/1988] [24]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory
Extra Distribution Information
Present on islands in the Sir Edward Pellew Group in the Gulf of Carpentaria.
IBRA
NT: Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD)
Ecological Descriptors
Hummock grassland, insectivorous, nocturnal, predator, terrestrial.
Extra Ecological Information
Rocky habitats.
General References
Kitchener, D.J. 1991. Pseudantechinus mimulus (Thomas, 1906) (Marsupialia, Dasyuridae): rediscovery and rediscription. Records of the Western Australian Museum 15: 191-202
Woolley, P.A. 2011. Pseudantechinus mimulus: a little known dasyurid marsupial. Australian Mammalogy 33(1): 57-67
Common Name References
ABRS 2001. Census of Australian Vertebrates. Australian Biological Resources Study. (Carpentarian Pseudantechinus)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2024 | DASYUROMORPHIA | 07-Dec-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 15-Oct-2010 | 15-Oct-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 07-Feb-2024 | 15-Oct-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |