Isoodon macrourus (Gould, 1842) . Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1842:41.

TYPE LOCALITY: Australia, Northern Territory, Port Essington .

DISTRIBUTION: NE Western Australia, N Northern Territory, E Queensland, and NE New South Wales (Australia); S and E New Guinea.

STATUS: Common.

SYNONYMS: macrura, moresbyensis, torosa.