Pseudochirops archeri
(R. Collett, 1884)
Green Ring-tailed Possum
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Marsupialia |
| Superorder | : Australidelphia |
| Order | : Diprotodontia |
| Suborder | : Macropodiformes |
| Superfamily | : Petauroidea |
| Family | : Pseudocheiridae |
| Subfamily | : Pseudochiropsinae |
| Genus | : Pseudochirops |
Species status
Authority citation
Collett, R. 1884-10. On some apparently new marsupials from Queensland. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1884(3):381-389.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28690276Original name as described
Phalangista (Pseudochirus) archeri
Other common names
Green Ringtail
Type material
NHMO 1633
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"Northern Queensland," Australia.
Biogeographic realm
Australasia
Country distribution
Australia
Taxonomy notes
included under a recently described subgenus (Sloppossum) by R. T. Hoser, who's names are currently under scrutiny and should be tested by further studies before use; includes a subspecies named in the same paper (chrismaxwelli) as a synonym pending further studies
Taxonomy notes citation
Hoser, R. T. A new subgenus, three new species and one new subspecies of Ringtailed Possums (Marsupialia: Petauridae) from the north of Australia. Australasian Journal of Herpetology, 42, 23-30.
IUCN Red List status
Near Threatened
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