Aepyprymnus rufescens
(J. E. Gray, 1837)
Rufous Bettong
Distribution :
Australia: NE Victoria, E New South Wales, E Queensland.
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Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Marsupialia |
| Superorder | : Australidelphia |
| Order | : Diprotodontia |
| Suborder | : Phalangerida |
| Superfamily | : Macropodoidea |
| Family | : Potoroidae |
| Subfamily | : Bettongiinae |
| Genus | : Aepyprymnus |
Species status
Authority citation
Gray, J.E. 1837-11-01. Descriptions of some new or little known Mammàlia, principally in the British Museum Collection. Magazine of Natural History (n.s.)1(11):577-587.
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Original name as described
Bettóngia ruféscens
Other common names
Rufous Rat-kangaroo
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1866.8.6.3
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
Type locality
type locality not given. Identified by T. Iredale and E. Le. G. Troughton in 1934 as "New South Wales, " Australia.
Biogeographic realm
Australasia
Country distribution
Australia
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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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: 4 names and synonyms.
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