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Phascogale tapoatafa (brush-tailed phascogale)

Mammalia - Dasyuromorphia - Dasyuridae

Taxonomy
Viverra tapoatafa was named by Meyer (1793). It is extant.

It was recombined as Phascogale tapoatafa by Krajewski et al. (1992) and Wilson and Reeder (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1793Viverra tapoatafa Meyer
1992Phascogale tapoatafa Krajewski et al. p. 20
2005Phascogale tapoatafa Wilson and Reeder

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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
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
Marsupialiformes
Marsupialia()
AustralidelphiaSzalay 1982
superorderEometatheriaSimpson 1970
orderDasyuromorphiaGill 1872
suborderDasyuroideaGoldfuss 1820
familyDasyuridaeGoldfuss 1820
subfamilyPhascogalinaeGill 1872
genusPhascogaleTemminck 1824
speciestapoatafa(Meyer 1793)

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.

Phascogale tapoatafa Meyer 1793 [brush-tailed phascogale]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealg
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2012-05-15 14:36:36
Modified: 2012-05-14 23:36:36
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Clemens 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Bassarova et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Hopson 1973

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 2.58800 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Australia (Western Australia) Phascogale tapoatafa (181322)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Australia (New South Wales) Phascogale tapoatafa (96015)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Australia (South Australia) Phascogale tapoatafa (136430)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Australia (Queensland) Phascogale tapoatafa (183095)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Australia (South Australia) Phascogale tapoatafa (182920 183262 183263)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (New South Wales) Phascogale tapoatafa (181897)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (South Australia) Phascogale tapoatafa (136072 182957)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Australia (South Australia) Phascogale tapoatafa (136172)