Dasycercus woolleyae Newman-Martin & Travouillon, 2023
Northern mulgara, Sand mulgara
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Missing
Last record: 1962 (Newman-Martin et al., 2023)
Distribution & Habitat
central and western Australia
Type locality: "Point Massie (Well 46, Canning Stock Route), Western Australia (20°40′00ʺ S, 126°26′00ʺ E)" (Newman-Martin et al., 2023)
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Holotype: WAM M1513 (adult male; cranium, dentaries, skin) (Newman-Martin et al., 2023)
Paratypes:
SAM M3144 (adult female cranium, dentaries and skin) (Newman-Martin et al., 2023)
SAM M3105 (adult male; skull, dentaries, skin) (Newman-Martin et al., 2023)
WAM M41891 (adult male; skull, dentaries) (Newman-Martin et al., 2023)
WAM M1520 (adult male; skull, dentary, skin) (Newman-Martin et al., 2023)
WAM 73.1.195 (indeterminate adult; skull, dentary [subfossil]) (Newman-Martin et al., 2023)
WAM M1511 (adult male; skull, dentary, skin) (Newman-Martin et al., 2023)
AMS M8639 (adult female; skull, dentaries, skin) (Newman-Martin et al., 2023)
AMS M1144 (adult male; skull, dentaries, skin) (Newman-Martin et al., 2023)
AMS M8638 (adult male; skull, dentaries, skin) (Newman-Martin et al., 2023)
ANWC M00529 (adult female; skull, dentaries, skin) (Newman-Martin et al., 2023)
Media
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