Published December 31, 1993 | Version v1
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Cercartetus caudatus

Description

Cercartetus caudatus (Milne-Edwards, 1877). C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, 85:1079.

TYPE LOCALITY: Indonesia, Irian Jaya, Vogelkop, Manokwari Div., Arfak Mtns.

DISTRIBUTION: Interior New Guinea; Fergusson Isl (Papua New Guinea); NE Queensland (Australia).

STATUS: Common.

SYNONYMS: macrura.

COMMENTS: Includes macrura (see Ride, 1970:224). Formerly included in Eudromicia; see comment under genus.

Notes

Published as part of Colin P. Groves, 1993, Order Diprotodontia, pp. 45-62 in Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition), Washington and London :Smithsonian Institution Press on page 58, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7353075

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Burramyidae
Genus
Cercartetus
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Diprotodontia
Phylum
Chordata
Scientific name authorship
Milne-Edwards
Species
caudatus
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Cercartetus caudatus (Milne-Edwards, 1877) sec. Groves, 1993

References

  • Ride, W. D. L. 1970. A guide to the native mammals of Australia. Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 249 pp.