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Notomys mitchellii

Notomys mitchellii (*)

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 mitchellii

Name

Notomys mitchellii (Ogilby, 1838)

Type locality: Australia, Victoria, about 12 km SE Lake Boga (see Mahoney and Richardson, 1988:169).

Holotype: Holotype whereabouts unknown apparently AM 22 (not found in AM).

Synonyms

* Dipus mitchellii Ogilby, 1838
* Notomys mitchellii alutacea Brazenor, 1934
* Notomys mitchellii macropus Thomas, 1921
* Hapalotis gouldi Gould, 1863
* Hapalotis richardsonii Gray, 1844

References

* Ogilby, W. in Anon. 1838. Notice of certain Australian quadrupeds, belonging to the Order Rodentia. pp. 95–96 in Linnaean Society. London and Edinburgh Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science, series 3, 12: 96
* Thomas, O. 1921. Notes on the species of Notomys, the Australian jerboa-rats. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 9, 8: 540.
* Brazenor, C. W. 1934. A revision of the Australian jerboa mice. Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria, 8: 79 pls 5–7.
* Notomys mitchellii on Mammal Species of the World.
* Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2 Volume Set edited by Don E. Wilson, DeeAnn M. Reeder
* IUCN link: Notomys mitchellii (Ogilby, 1838 (Least Concern)
* Notomys mitchellii (Ogilby, 1838) Report on ITIS

Vernacular names
English: Mitchell's Hopping Mouse

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