Notamacropus rufogriseus

(A. G. Desmarest, 1817)

Red-necked Wallaby

Animal lying on side. Formerly Macropus rufogriseus. Also as Brush Kangaroo|Brush Wallaby|Brusher|Eastern Brush Wallaby.
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Location:Australia, SA, Cleland Fauna ParkDate taken:Jan 1, 1975

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 336

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Marsupialia
Superorder : Australidelphia
Order : Diprotodontia
Suborder : Phalangerida
Superfamily : Macropodoidea
Family : Macropodidae
Subfamily : Macropodinae
Tribe : Macropodini
Genus : Notamacropus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Desmarest, A.G. 1817. KANGUROO, Kangurus. Pp. 28–44 in Société de naturalistes et d'agriculteurs. (eds.). Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle. Nouvelle Édition. Tome XVII. Deterville, Paris, 622 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18054380

Original name as described

Kangurus rufogriseus

Other common names

Brush Kangaroo · Brush Wallaby · Brusher · Eastern Brush Wallaby · Bennett's Wallaby · Red Wallaby

Type material

MNHN-ZM-MO-1990-397 (= MNHN:AGal:46) (= MNHN:NGal:33) (= MNHN:type:708)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1990-397

Type locality

King Island, Tasmania, Australia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Australia

Taxonomy notes

moved from Macropus to Notamacropus

Taxonomy notes citation

Celik, M., Cascini, M., Haouchar, D., Van Der Burg, C., Dodt, W., Evans, A.R., Prentis, P., Bunce, M., Fruciano, C. and Phillips, M.J. 2019. A molecular and morphometric assessment of the systematics of the Macropus complex clarifies the tempo and mode of kangaroo evolution. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 186(3):793-812. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlz005

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000285

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 30 names and synonyms.

Halmaturus Kingii

(Illiger, 1815)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

kingii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

102

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080958

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der physikalischen Klasse der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

  1. Illiger (1815:102, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080958) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  2. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
  3. Jackson & Groves (2015:159) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Halmaturus rutilans

(Illiger, 1815)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

rutilans

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

102

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080958

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der physikalischen Klasse der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

  1. Illiger (1815:102, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080958) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  2. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
  3. Jackson & Groves (2015:159) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Kangurus ruficollis

(A. G. Desmarest, 1817)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

ruficollis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

37

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18054381

Authority publication

Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle

Name usages

  1. Desmarest (1817:37, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18054381) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60379)
  2. Desmarest (1821:274, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39524038) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34459)
  3. Jackson & Groves (2015:159) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Kangurus rufogriseus

(A. G. Desmarest, 1817)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

rufogriseus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1990-397 (= MNHN:AGal:46) (= MNHN:NGal:33) (= MNHN:type:708)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1990-397

Authority page

36

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18054380

Authority publication

Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle

Name usages

  1. Desmarest (1817:36, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18054380) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60379)
  2. Desmarest (1821:273, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39524037) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34459)
  3. Jackson & Groves (2015:159) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Halmaturus rutilus

(H. Lichtenstein, 1818)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

rutilus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

17

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Lichtenstein (1818:17) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68386)
  2. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
  3. Jackson & Groves (2015:159) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Halmaturus griseo-rufus

(Goldfuss, 1819)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

griseorufus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

267

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27527889

Authority publication

Isis von Oken

Name usages

  1. Goldfuss (1819:267, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27527889) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68394)
  2. Schinz (1821:264, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51529025) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37604)
  3. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
  4. Jackson & Groves (2015:159) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Halmaturus ruficollis

(Goldfuss, 1819)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

ruficollis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

267

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27527889

Authority publication

Isis von Oken

Name usages

  1. Goldfuss (1819:267, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27527889) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68394)
  2. Schinz (1821:264, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51529025) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37604)
  3. Gould (1842:@pl. 17 unnumbered p. 1, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62575997) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68503)
  4. Fitzinger (1861:393, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6438452) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39159)
  5. Blyth (1863:184, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534865) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  6. Sclater (1872:120, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/17037897) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61617)

kangurus banksianus

(Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

banksianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

711

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40871706

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Quoy & Gaimard (1824:711, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40871706) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67824)
  2. Quoy & Gaimard (1825:481 (footnote), https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2430348) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65951)
  3. Jackson & Groves (2015:160) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Kangurus Griseus

(J. E. Gray, 1827)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

griseus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

201

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34790395

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
  2. Jackson & Groves (2015:160) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Macropus Banksianus

(Lesson, 1827)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

banksianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

225

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207693

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:225, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207693) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Fischer (1829:282) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)
  3. Lesson (1836:377, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62815060) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61467)

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