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Notomys fuscus

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: Placentalia
Ordo: Rodentia
Subordo: Myomorpha
Superfamilia: Muroidea
Familia: Muridae
Subfamilia: Murinae
Genus: Notomys
Species: Notomys fuscus

Name

Notomys fuscus (Jones, 1925)

Type locality: Australia, South Australia, Ooldea Dist. (as restricted by lectotype designation; see Mahoney and Richardson, 1988:168).

Holotype: Lectotype SAMA M6258

Synonyms

* Notomys fuscus eyreius Finlayson, 1960
* Notomys filmeri Mack, 1961

References

* Jones, F. W. 1925. A revision of the South Australian jerboa mice, with the description of a new species. Records of the South Australian Museum, 3: 3.
* Finlayson, H. H. 1960. Nomenclature of Notomys (Muridae) in the Lake Eyre basin. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, 83: 81.
* Mack, G. 1961. Mammals from south-western Queensland. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum, 13: 222.
* Notomys fuscus on Mammal Species of the World.
Don E. Wilson & DeeAnn M. Reeder (editors). 2005. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed).
* IUCN link: Notomys fuscus (Jones, 1925) (Vulnerable)
* Notomys fuscus (Jones, 1925) Report on ITIS

Vernacular names
English: Dusky Hopping Mouse

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