Talk:Mulgara

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Species

This article recognises two species of mulgara, D. cristicauda and D. blythi. My Australian references don't mention D. blythi (even as a subspecies) but do mention the Ampurta, D. hillieri. The IUCN lists all three. Can someone explain this for me? Frickeg 03:00, 29 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

MSW3 recognizes only cristicauda, calling blighi, blythi, and hillieri as synonyms. However, reference 2 is more recent than MSW3, so it takes precedence and recognizes two species, cristicauda and blythi. - UtherSRG (talk) 10:21, 29 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

This is out of date and there is a new paper New paper Uppitymallard (talk) 13:20, 26 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

While our requirements have changed since 2007 (MSW3 is regarded as out of date; we now rely on IUCN and the ASM MDD), our current cources support the two species system listed here. The informaiton in the new paper will need to be accepted by the IUCN and the ASM MDD, or be accepted by at least two other well respected secondary sources. - UtherSRG (talk) 13:59, 26 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The ASM MDD has been updated and recognises the proposed species in the aforementioned paper. Uppitymallard (talk) 05:51, 6 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Uppitymallard: Indeed! I've created the three new stubs and updated this article. Please feel free to expand on what I've done. Thanks for keeping on top of this! - UtherSRG (talk) 15:07, 6 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Type Species

Could someone please explain to me why the type species in this article is of a completely different genus? Ravenicus451 (talk) 15:16, 2 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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This is a good start to an article but lacks a lot of biological information about the genus; subheadings could help. It would also be good to see individual articles for the two species. Frickeg 04:39, 17 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Last edited at 04:39, 17 February 2007 (UTC). Substituted at 00:36, 30 April 2016 (UTC)

Description

The first paragraph contains exciting information about the kidneys of a creature that has not even been described. Is it as big as a mouse or as small as a camel? This article lacks the absolute basics of an encyclopedic description. Amandajm (talk) 15:21, 16 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Better now? Feel free to be bold and fix things you find wrong. Cheers! - UtherSRG (talk) 15:29, 16 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Aboriginal knowledge of mulgaras

What is the place of the various mulgara species in Aboriginal lore? Do different mobs (tribes and clans) have traditional stories about those species on their respective countries? What is the origin of the name "mulgara"; is it from a specific Aboriginal language, or common to several; does the name vary by language? What use, if any, did Aboriginal peoples traditionally make of mulgaras? Do they figure in creation stories of the Dreaming? yoyo (talk) 12:35, 12 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]