Pseudochirulus forbesi

(O. Thomas, 1887)

Painted 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

Thomas, O. 1887-02-01. Description of a new Papuan Phalanger. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (5)19(110):146-147.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16334741

Original name as described

Pseudochirus forbesi

Other common names

Painted Ringtail · Moss-forest Ringtail

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1888.3.16.7

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/10920e4e-6f1a-458a-bd08-13c51750785b

Type locality

"Sogere [= Sogeri], Astrolabe Mountains, South-east New Guinea [= Papua New Guinea, Central Province], 2000 feet altitude."

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Papua New Guinea

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000357

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.

Pseudochirus forbesi

(O. Thomas, 1887)

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

forbesi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1888.3.16.7

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/10920e4e-6f1a-458a-bd08-13c51750785b

Authority page

146

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16334741

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Pseudochirulus forbesi

Matschie, 1915

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

forbesi

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. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
  3. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:524) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #40639) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #40639) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000357) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/40639/21961873) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Pseudochirus (Pseudochirulus) forbesi longipilis

(Tate & Archbold, 1935)

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

longipilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-104037

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-104037

Authority page

4

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

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

Pseudocheirus forbesi

(Laurie & J. Edwards Hill, 1954)

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

forbesi

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, 42) (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 forbesi forbesi

(Laurie & J. Edwards Hill, 1954)

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

forbesi

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 forbesi longipilis

(Laurie & J. Edwards Hill, 1954)

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

longipilis

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)

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