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Gray Dorcopsis

Dorcopsis luctuosa (D'Albertis, 1874)

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Dorcopsis luctuosa (D'Albertis, 1874)
Name authority
(D'Albertis, 1874)
Common name
Gray Dorcopsis
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Diprotodontia
Family
Macropodidae
Genus
Dorcopsis
Extinction status
Recorded extant

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
  9. subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
  10. infraclassMetatheria Huxley, 1880
  11. orderDiprotodontia Owen, 1866
  12. suborderMacropodiformes Ameghino, 1889
  13. familyMacropodidae Gray, 1821
  14. subfamilyMacropodinae Gray, 1821
  15. genusDorcopsis Schlegel & S. Müller, 1845
  16. speciesDorcopsis luctuosa (D'Albertis, 1874)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Dorcopsis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
White-striped DorcopsisDorcopsis hageni Heller, 1897MacropodidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Black DorcopsisDorcopsis atrata Van Deusen, 1957MacropodidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Brown DorcopsisDorcopsis muelleri (Lesson, 1827)MacropodidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 46 records assigned to Macropodidae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Halmaturus luctuosus D'Albertis, 1874 D'Albertis, 1874synonym

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

Australia

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=552718 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:37CQK. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.