Pseudochirops cupreus

(O. Thomas, 1897)

Coppery 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

Thomas, O. 1897-06-28. On some new phalangers of the genus Pseudochirus. Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale di Genova 38:142-146.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7785367

Original name as described

Pseudochirus cupreus

Other common names

Coppery Ringtail

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1896.1.25.4

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/7d2e1198-1dbf-45b5-893a-48bf17b7ffd9

Type locality

"Mount Owen Stanley, British New Guinea [= Papua New Guinea]."

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia · Papua New Guinea

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000367

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 cupreus

(O. Thomas, 1897)

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

cupreus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1896.1.25.4

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/7d2e1198-1dbf-45b5-893a-48bf17b7ffd9

Authority page

145

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7785367

Authority publication

Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale di Genova

Pseudochirops cupreus

Matschie, 1915

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

cupreus

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 (2015:529) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #18505) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #18505) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000367) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/18505/21962805) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Pseudochirus beauforti

(O. Thomas, 1922)

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

beauforti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1922.3.22.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/06ff9c94-3a5f-462c-998c-acc390221552

Authority page

734

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40340264

Authority publication

Nova Guinea

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1922:734, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40340264) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15187)
  2. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)

Pseudochirus (Pseudochirops) cupreus obscurior

(Tate & Archbold, 1935)

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

obscurior

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-104114

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-104114

Authority page

3

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

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

Pseudocheirus cupreus beauforti

(Laurie & J. Edwards Hill, 1954)

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

beauforti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

23

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635643

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Laurie & Hill (1954:23, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635643) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)

Pseudocheirus cupreus

(Laurie & J. Edwards Hill, 1954)

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

cupreus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

23

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635643

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Laurie & Hill (1954:23, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635643) (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)

Pseudocheirus cupreus cupreus

(Laurie & J. Edwards Hill, 1954)

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

cupreus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

23

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635643

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Laurie & Hill (1954:23, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635643) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)

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