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Potorous longipes (long-footed potoroo)

Mammalia - Diprotodontia - Potoroidae

Taxonomy
Potorous longipes was named by Seebeck and Johnson (1980). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Potorous longipes Seebeck and Johnson
1998Potorous longipes Burk et al. p. 460

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
Marsupialiformes
Marsupialia()
AustralidelphiaSzalay 1982
orderDiprotodontiaOwen 1866
familyPotoroidae()
genusPotorousDesmarest 1804
specieslongipesSeebeck and Johnson 1980

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Potorous longipes Seebeck and Johnson 1980 [long-footed potoroo]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: saltatorialg
Diet: herbivoref
Diet 2: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2012-05-15 14:35:19
Modified: 2012-05-14 23:35:19
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Hopson 1973, Hendy et al. 2009, Bassarova et al. 2009, Clemens 1979, Lillegraven 1979
Collections
No collection or age range data are available