Pseudocheirus peregrinus

(Boddaert, 1785)

Eastern Ring-tailed Possum

Also as Common Ringtail|Queensland Ringtail|Ringtail Possum.1 / 3
Location: Australia, NSW, Sidney, Warriewood WetlandsDate taken: Jul 10, 2016

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Image Library · MIL ID: 4354

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Marsupialia
Superorder : Australidelphia
Order : Diprotodontia
Suborder : Phalangerida
Superfamily : Petauroidea
Family : Pseudocheiridae
Subfamily : Pseudocheirinae
Genus : Pseudocheirus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Boddaert, P. 1785. Elenchus Animalium. Volumen I. Sistens quadrupedia huc usque nota, eorumque varietates. C.R. Hake, Rotterdam, 174 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230042

Original name as described

Didelphis Peregrinus

Other common names

Common Ringtail · Queensland Ringtail · Ringtail Possum

Type material

RMNH.MAM.33660

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.33660

Type locality

"flumen Endeavour [= Queensland, Australia]."

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Australia

Taxonomy notes

previously included P. occidentalis

Taxonomy notes citation

Woinarski, J.C.Z., Burbidge, A.A. and Harrison, P. 2014. The Action Plan for Australian Mammals 2012. CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne. a#69767

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000353

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.

Total: 49 names and synonyms.

Didelphis Peregrinus

(Boddaert, 1785)

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

peregrinus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.33660

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.33660

Authority page

78

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230042

Authority publication

Rotterdam

Name usages

  1. Boddaert (1785:78, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230042) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35384)
  2. Jackson & Groves (2015:116) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Didelphis caudivolvula

(Kerr, 1792)

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

caudivolvulus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.59143

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.33660

Authority page

196

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664220

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Name usages

  1. Kerr (1792:196, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664220) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36283)
  2. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
  3. Jackson & Groves (2015:117) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Didelphis Novae Hollandiae

(Bechstein, 1799)

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

novaehollandiae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.59143

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.33660

Authority page

348

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57833213

Authority publication

Weimar

Name usages

Jackson & Groves (2015:117) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Didelphis Caudivolva

(W. Turton, 1802)

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

caudivolva

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

66

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25772922

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Turton (1802:66, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25772922) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69249)

Didelphys australis

(Goldfuss, 1809)

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

australis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

219

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47498053

Authority publication

Erlangen

Name usages

  1. Goldfuss (1809:219, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47498053) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34654)
  2. Trouessart (1905:857, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423738) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59290)

Didelphys caudivolvola

(Goldfuss, 1809)

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

caudivolvolus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

220

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47498054

Authority publication

Erlangen

Name usages

Goldfuss (1809:220, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47498054) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34654)

Balantia Banksii

(Oken, 1816)

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

banksii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

placedonindex

Authority page

1125

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59375872

Authority publication

Jena

Name usages

Jackson & Groves (2015:117) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Balantia Convolutor

(Oken, 1816)

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

convolutor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

placedonindex

Authority page

1126

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59375873

Authority publication

Jena

Name usages

Jackson & Groves (2015:118) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Phalangista Cookii

(A. G. Desmarest, 1817)

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

cookii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1990-411 (= MNHN:AGal:173) (= MNHN:NGal:201) (= MNHN:type:671) (= MNHN-ZM-AC-A2571)

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1990-411

Authority page

476

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18044246

Authority publication

Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle

Name usages

  1. Desmarest (1817:476, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18044246) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60326)
  2. Desmarest (1821:268, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39524032) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34459)
  3. Schinz (1821:258, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51529019) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37604)
  4. Schinz (1825:378, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51523795) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66129)
  5. Lesson (1827:218, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207686) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  6. Fischer (1829:277) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)
  7. Wagler (1830:25, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38965759) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/56273)
  8. Burnett (1830:351, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3909461) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/44017)
  9. Anonymous (1837:883) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69402)
  10. Burmeister (1837:814, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46858149) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/72421)
  11. Owen (1841:408, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12866000) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68792)
  12. Cuvier (1842:3, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518526) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60227)
  13. Murray (1866:363, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580359) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  14. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
  15. Jackson & Groves (2015:117) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)
  16. Jackson & Groves (2015:117) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Phalangista convolutor

(H. R. Schinz, 1821)

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

convolutor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

258

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51529019

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Name usages

  1. Schinz (1821:258, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51529019) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37604)
  2. Jackson & Groves (2015:118) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

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