Aepyprymnus rufescens

Aepyprymnus rufescens

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Macropodiformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Metatheria Cladus: Marsupialiformes Infraclassis: Marsupialia Cladus: Australidelphia Cladus: Eomarsupialia Ordo: Diprotodontia Subordo: Macropodiformes

Familia: Potoroidae
Genus: Aepyprymnus
Species: Aepyprymnus rufescens

Name

Aepyprymnus rufescens (Gray, 1837)

Type locality: Australia, New South Wales

Holotype: BMNH

Synonyms

• Hypsiprymnus melanotis (Ogilby, 1838)

References

• Aepyprymnus rufescens in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
• Gray, J. E. 1837. "Description of some new or little known Mammalia, principally in the British Museum Collection." Magazine of Natural History ns 1: 584.
• IUCN: Aepyprymnus rufescens (Gray, 1837) (Least Concern)
• Aepyprymnus rufescens (Gray, 1837) – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names

English: Rufous Bettong, Rufous Rat-kangaroo
suomi: Punarottakenguru
polski: Kangurzak rudawy
svenska: Röd opossumråtta