Myrmecobius

Myrmecobius fasciatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Dasyuromorphia
Clade: Marsupialiformes Cohors: Marsupialia Cladus: Australidelphia Cladus: Eomarsupialia Ordo: Dasyuromorphia

Familia: Myrmecobiidae
Genus: Myrmecobius
Species (1): M. fasciatus

Name

Myrmecobius Waterhouse, 1836: 69

• Type species: Myrmecobius fasciatus Waterhouse, 1836, by monotypy.

References

Primary references

• Waterhouse, G.R. 1836. Description of a new genus of mammiferous animals from New Holland, which will probably be found to belong to the marsupial type. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 4: 69–70. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Jackson, S. & Groves, C. 2015. Taxonomy of Australian Mammals. CSIRO Publishing: Clayton. 529 pp. ISBN 978-1-486-30012-9. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

日本語: フクロアリクイ属
svenska: Myrpungdjur