Taxonomy Profile: Myoictis wallacii (Gray 1858)

Myoictis wallacii: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Wallace's Dasyure []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Myoictis wallacii: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Mammalia
mammals |
mamífero |
mammifères |
Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Metatheria
Family : Dasyuridae
Subfamily : Dasyurinae
Tribe : Dasyurini
Genus : Myoictis
three-striped marsupial 'mouse' |
New Guinea striped dasyures |
Species : Myoictis wallacii
Wallace's Dasyure |
Myoictis wallacii Direct Children(s):
Myoictis wallacii: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-10-01 / 2005-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2
Page(s):
2142
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Myoictis wallacii
Myoictis wallacii: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Australia
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Myoictis wallacii: Comments
Comment:
Status: Unknown, but rare
Comment:
Comments: Usually considered a subspecies of M. melas, but separated as a species by Archer (1982:417), and molecular data suggest that they may have separated several million years ago (Krajewski et al., 1997a)