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Potorous tridactylus
(Kerr, in Linnaeus, 1792)
- long-nosed potoroo
(mammal)
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Potorous (Genus) - potoroos
..Potorous gilbertii (Species)
..Potorous longipes (Species) - long-footed potoroo
..‡Potorous platyops (Species) - broad-faced potoroo
..Potorous tridactylus (Species) - long-nosed potoroo
....Potorous tridactylus apicalis (Subspecies)
....Potorous tridactylus tridactylus (Subspecies)
Authorship
Original name
:
Kerr, 1792. In Linnaeus: 198.
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:
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:
Original spelling
:
Types
Type, by synonymy, of
:
Potorous
(Genus)
Desmarest, 1804
Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]
:
Potorous tridactylus tridactylus
(Kerr, in Linnaeus, 1792)
Combinations
Different combination
:
Didelphis tridactyla
Kerr, in Linnaeus, 1792
Synonyms
Synonymous name
:
Didelphis murina
Cuvier, 1798
Synonymous name (objective)
:
Potorous murina
(Cuvier, 1798)
Ref:
D.E. Wilson & D.M. Reeder (eds.), 1993
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
long-nosed potoroo
Ref:
G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill, 1991
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