Dasycercus marlowi Newman-Martin & Travouillon, 2023
Little mulgara
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Missing
Last record: 1965 (Newman-Martin et al., 2023)
Distribution
eastern central Australia
Type locality: "East-northeast of Numery Station, Northern Territory (23°52′ S, 125°17′ E)" (Newman-Martin et al., 2023)
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Holotype: AMS M8641 (adult male; skull, skin) (Newman-Martin et al., 2023)
This newly described species is only known from the holotype (Newman-Martin et al., 2023).
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References
Original scientific description:
Newman-Martin, Jake, Travouillon, Kenny J., Warburton, Natalie, Barham, Milo and Blyth, Alison J. (2023). Taxonomic review of the genus Dasycercus (Dasyuromorphia: Dasyuridae) using modern and subfossil material; and the description of three new species. Alcheringa. https://doi.org/10.1080/03115518.2023.2262083
Other references:
Woinarski, John C. Z., Legge, Sarah M., Moseby, Katherine, Burbidge, Andrew A., Carthey, Alexandra J. R., Dickman, Chris R., Doherty, Tim S., Ferris, Jason, Fisher, Diana O., Hollanders, Matthijs, Hradsky, Bronwyn A., Johnson, Chris N., Jolly, Chris J., Kanowski, John, Letnic, Mike, Mason, Rachel T., McGregor, Hugh, Murphy, Brett P., Pedler, Reece, Read, John L., Rendall, Anthony R., Stobo-Wilson, Alyson, Webb, Jonathan, Webber, Bruce L., West, Rebecca and Ritchie, Euan G. (2026). Investigating the Causes of an Extinction Catastrophe: Controlling Introduced Predators Remains Essential for Conserving Australia’s Mammals. BioScience. https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biaf204