Dasyurus maculatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Dasyuromorphia
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: Dasyuromorphia

Familia: Dasyuridae
Subfamilia: Dasyurinae
Tribus: Dasyurini
Genus: Dasyurus
Species: Dasyurus maculatus
Subspecies: D. m. gracilis – D. m. maculatus

Name

Dasyurus maculatus (Kerr, 1792)

Type locality: Australia, New South Wales, Port Jackson

Synonyms

Dasyurus macrourus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1803: 159
Dasyurus ursinus Giebel, 1874
Dasyurus gracilis Ramsay, 1888: 1296
Mustela novaehollandiae Meyer, 1793: 27
Viverra maculata Kerr, 1792: 170

References

Primary references

Kerr, R. 1792. The animal kingdom or zoological system, of the celebrated Sir Charles Linnaeus. Class I. Mammalia. A. Strahan and T. Cadell: London; W. Creech: Edinburgh. XII + 30 unnumbered + 1–400 pp. BHL Reference page.
Meyer, F.A.A. 1793. Systematisch-summarische Uebersicht der neuesten zoologischen Entdeckungen in Neuholland und Afrika. Dykische Buchhandlung, Leipzig. 1-178 + 6 unnum. index. BHL DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.39685 Reference page.
Geoffroy St. Hilaire, É. 1803. Note sur les espèces du genre Dasyure. Bulletin des Sciences, par la Société Philomatique 3(81): 158–159. BHL Reference page.
Ramsay, E.P. 1888. Notes on the fauna of the Bellenden-Ker Ranges. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 3: 1295–1299. BHL Reference page.

Additional references

Wilson, D.E. & Reeder, D.M. (eds.) 2005. Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. 3rd edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press: Baltimore. 2 volumes. 2142 pp. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. Reference page.

Links

Dasyurus maculatus 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.
IUCN: Dasyurus maculatus (Kerr, 1792) (Near Threatened)

Vernacular names

беларуская: Плямістахвостая сумчатая куніца
Deutsch: Riesenbeutelmarder, Fleckschwanzbeutelmarder
English: Tiger Quoll
español: Cuol tigre, Cuol de cola moteada, Gato tigre
français: chat marsupial à queue tachetée
日本語: オオフクロネコ
polski: Niełaz wielki
русский: Тигровая сумчатая куница

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