Dasycercus blythi

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Marsupialia
Ordo: Dasyuromorphia
Familia: Dasyuridae
Subfamilia: Dasyurinae
Tribus: Dasyurini
Genus: Dasycercus
Species: Dasycercus blythi

Name

Dasycercus blythi (Waite, 1904)

Type locality: Pilbara district of Western Australia

Synonyms

* Phascogale blythi Waite, 1904

References

* P.A. Wooley: The species of Dasycercus Peters, 1875 (Marsupialia: Dasyuridae), Memoirs of Museum Victoria 62(2): 213-221 (2005)

Vernacular names
Deutsch: Kammschwanzbeutelmäuse
English: Brush-tailed Mulgara

The Brush-tailed Mulgara (Dasycercus blythi) is a large carnivorous Australian marsupial species. Its body mass is over 100grams, with males being slightly larger than females. Their head length is 15 cm, and tail length is 9 cm.

The taxonomy of the mulgaras has been confusing but as of 2005/06 two species are recognized: this species and the Crest-tailed Mulgara.

References

1. ^ Woolley, P. (2008). Dasycercus blythi. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 October 2008