Pseudochirulus mayeri

(W. Rothschild & Dollman, 1932)

Pygmy 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

Rothschild, W., 2nd Baron Rothschild and Dollman, G. 1932-11-22. New mammals from Dutch New Guinea. Abstracts of the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 353:13-15.

Authority publication link

https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1932.tb01559.x

Original name as described

Pseudochirus mayeri

Other common names

Pygmy Ringtail

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1933.6.1.61, BMNH:Mamm:1939.3076

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6b124ecf-6cbe-4a12-bcb2-b6cbedb409d5 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9fc286cc-ebf2-42c3-b21f-9df3d3b1a082

Type locality

The Gebroeders [Mountains], Weyland Range, Dutch New Guinea [= Papua Province, Indonesia].

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia · Papua New Guinea

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000360

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.

Pseudochirulus pygmaeus

G. Stein, 1932

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

pygmaeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 44278

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

257

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45378731

Authority publication

Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde

Name usages

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

Pseudochirus mayeri

(W. Rothschild & Dollman, 1932)

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

mayeri

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1933.6.1.61, BMNH:Mamm:1939.3076

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6b124ecf-6cbe-4a12-bcb2-b6cbedb409d5 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9fc286cc-ebf2-42c3-b21f-9df3d3b1a082

Authority page

15

Authority publication

Abstracts of the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Pseudocheirus mayeri

(Laurie & J. Edwards Hill, 1954)

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

mayeri

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 (1982:42) (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)

Pseudochirulus mayeri

Groves, 2005

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

mayeri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
  2. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:525) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #40640) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #40640) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000360) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/40640/21961792) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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