Pseudochirulus canescens

(G. R. Waterhouse, 1846)

Lowland Ring-tailed Possum

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Waterhouse, G.R. 1846. A Natural History of the Mammalia. Vol. I. Containing the order Marsupiata, or pouched animals. Hippolyte Baillière, London, 553 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58844479

Original name as described

Phalangista (Pseudochirus) canescens

Other common names

Lowland Ringtail

Type material

MNHN-ZM-MO-1990-410

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1990-410

Type locality

Triton Bay, Fakfak Division, Prov. of Papua (= Irian Jaya), Indonesia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia · Papua New Guinea

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000354

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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 (Pseudochirus) canescens

(G. R. Waterhouse, 1846)

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

canescens

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1990-410

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1990-410

Authority page

305

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58844479

Authority publication

London

Phalangista bernsteinii

(Schlegel, 1866)

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

bernsteinii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.13389.a, RMNH.MAM.13389.b

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.13389.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.13389.b

Authority page

357

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49109858

Authority publication

Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde

Phalangista grisescenti

(W. C. H. Peters, 1874)

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

grisescenti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

303

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10813217

Authority publication

Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale di Genova

Name usages

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

Pseudochirus bernsteinii

(Jentink, 1884)

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

bernsteinii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

109

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9635594

Authority publication

Notes from the Leyden Museum

Name usages

Jentink (1884:109, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9635594) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67857)

Pseudochirus canescens

(O. Thomas, 1904)

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

canescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

401

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27734128

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1904:401, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27734128) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15188)
  2. Thomas (1922:736, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40340266) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15187)

Pseudochirus canescens gyrator

(O. Thomas, 1904)

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

gyrator

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1906.1.8.27

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/5c811f6a-97b0-429a-8da0-f4964849fa98

Authority page

401

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27734128

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Thomas (1904:401, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27734128) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15188)

Pseudochirus avarus

(O. Thomas, 1906)

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

avarus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1906.1.26.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/19eca4fa-0761-4a78-b1c6-336b71982983

Authority page

329

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19245547

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Pseudochirulus avarus

Matschie, 1915

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

avarus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

91

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43609309

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

Matschie (1915:91, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43609309) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69071)

Pseudochirulus bernsteini

Matschie, 1915

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

bernsteini

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

91

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43609309

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

Matschie (1915:91, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43609309) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69071)

Pseudochirulus canescens

Matschie, 1915

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

canescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

91

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43609309

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

  1. Matschie (1915:91, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43609309) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69071)
  2. Matschie (1915:91, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43609309) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69071)
  3. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
  4. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:523) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #40638) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #40638) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000354) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/40638/21961626) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Pseudochirulus gyrator

Matschie, 1915

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

gyrator

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

91

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43609309

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

Matschie (1915:91, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43609309) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69071)

Pseudochirus dammermani

(O. Thomas, 1922)

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

dammermani

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1922.2.2.69

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d439187e-5f30-451b-96eb-7da288a900e7

Authority page

264

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24301057

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1922:264, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24301057) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15181)
  2. Thomas (1922:736, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40340266) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15187)

Pseudocheirus canescens avarus

(Laurie & J. Edwards Hill, 1954)

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

avarus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

22

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635644

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Laurie & Hill (1954:22, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635644) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)

Pseudocheirus canescens bernsteini

(Laurie & J. Edwards Hill, 1954)

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

bernsteini

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

22

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635644

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Laurie & Hill (1954:22, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635644) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)

Pseudocheirus canescens

(Laurie & J. Edwards Hill, 1954)

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

canescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

21

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635645

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Laurie & Hill (1954:21, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635645) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:16) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:41) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1991:19) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  5. Groves (1993:59) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69003)

Pseudocheirus canescens canescens

(Laurie & J. Edwards Hill, 1954)

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

canescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

21

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635645

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Laurie & Hill (1954:21, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635645) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)

Pseudocheirus canescens dammermani

(Laurie & J. Edwards Hill, 1954)

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

dammermani

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

22

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635644

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Laurie & Hill (1954:22, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635644) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)

Pseudocheirus canescens gyrator

(Laurie & J. Edwards Hill, 1954)

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

gyrator

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

22

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635644

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Laurie & Hill (1954:22, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635644) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)

Pseudochirulus canescens avarus

Groves, 2005

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

avarus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Pseudochirulus canescens bernsteini

Groves, 2005

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

bernsteini

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

52

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Groves (2005:52) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)

Pseudochirulus canescens canescens

Groves, 2005

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

canescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Pseudochirulus canescens dammermani

Groves, 2005

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

dammermani

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Pseudochirulus canescens gyrator

Groves, 2005

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

gyrator

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

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