Hemibelideus lemuroides

(R. Collett, 1884)

Lemuroid Ring-tailed Possum

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Marsupialia
Superorder : Australidelphia
Order : Diprotodontia
Suborder : Macropodiformes
Superfamily : Petauroidea
Family : Pseudocheiridae
Subfamily : Hemibelideinae
Genus : Hemibelideus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Collett, R. 1884-10. On some apparently new marsupials from Queensland. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1884(3):381-389.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28690280

Original name as described

Phalangista (Hemibelideus) lemuroides

Other common names

Lemur-like Ringtail · Lemuroid Ringtail

Type material

NHMO 686B

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Northern Queensland," Australia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Australia

IUCN Red List status

Near Threatened

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000348

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Phalangista (Hemibelideus) lemuroides

(R. Collett, 1884)

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

lemuroides

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

NHMO 686B

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

385

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28690280

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Pseudochirus (Hemibelideus) cervinus

(H. A. Longman, 1915)

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

cervinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

QM J2016

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://collections.qm.qld.gov.au/objects/VE110280/hemibelideus-lemuroides

Authority page

22

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13213892

Authority publication

Memoirs of the Queensland Museum

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)

Pseudocheirus lemuroides

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

lemuroides

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

16

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:16) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:42) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Hemibelideus lemuroides

Groves, 2005

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

lemuroides

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
  2. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:60) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  3. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:521) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #9869) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #9869) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000348) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/9869/21962427) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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