Pseudochirops albertisii

(W. C. H. Peters, 1874)

D'Albertis's Ring-tailed Possum

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Peters, W.C.H. 1874-12. Diagnosi di tre nuovi Mammiferi della Nuova Guinea ed Isole Key. Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale di Genova 6:303.

Authority publication link

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

Original name as described

Phalangista (Pseudochirus) albertisii

Other common names

D'Albertis's Ringtail

Type material

MSNG CE 3897

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Indonesia, Prov. of Papua (= Irian Jaya), Vogelkop, Manokwari Div., Arfak Mtns, Hatam, 1520 m.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia · Papua New Guinea

IUCN Red List status

Near Threatened

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000363

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 (Pseudochirus) albertisii

(W. C. H. Peters, 1874)

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

albertisii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MSNG CE 3897

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

303

Authority page URI

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

Authority publication

Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale di Genova

Pseudochirus albertisii

(Jentink, 1884)

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

albertisii

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)

Pseudochirops albertisii

Matschie, 1915

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

albertisii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

87

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43609305

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

  1. Matschie (1915:87, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43609305) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69071)
  2. Groves (1993:60) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69003)
  3. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
  4. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:528) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #18503) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #18503) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000363) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/18503/21962540) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Pseudochirops schultzei

Matschie, 1915

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

schultzei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB A. 228. 10. 85

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

87

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43609305

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

Matschie (1915:87, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43609305) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69071)

Pseudochirus albertisi

(O. Thomas, 1922)

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

albertisi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

735

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40340265

Authority publication

Nova Guinea

Name usages

Thomas (1922:735, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40340265) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15187)

Pseudochirops albertisi

G. Stein, 1933

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

albertisi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

88

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45342791

Authority publication

Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde

Name usages

Stein (1933:88, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45342791) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27653)

Pseudochirops albertisi insularis

G. Stein, 1933

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

insularis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 44404

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

88

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45342791

Authority publication

Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde

Name usages

Stein (1933:88, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45342791) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27653)

Pseudocheirus albertisi

(Laurie & J. Edwards Hill, 1954)

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

albertisi

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

  1. Laurie & Hill (1954:22, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635644) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:15) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:41) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Pseudocheirus albertisii

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1991)

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

albertisii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

19

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1991:19) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)

Pseudochirops albertisii albertisii

Groves, 2005

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

albertisii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Pseudochirops albertisii insularis

Groves, 2005

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

insularis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Pseudochirops albertisii schultzei

Groves, 2005

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

schultzei

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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