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Phascogale calura (Red-tailed phascogale)

Mammalia - Dasyuromorphia - Dasyuridae

Taxonomy
Phascogale calura was named by Gould (1844). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Phascogale calura Gould
2005Phascogale calura 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
speciescaluraGould 1844

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 calura Gould 1844 [Red-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: Clemens 1979, Bassarova et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Hopson 1973

Age range: base of the Middle Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.77400 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Australia (Western Australia) Phascogale calura (182924 182925)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Australia (New South Wales) Phascogale calura (96015)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Australia (South Australia) Phascogale calura (182920 183262)