Ailurops furvus

(G. S. Miller & Hollister, 1922)

Mountain Bear Cuscus

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Marsupialia
Superorder : Australidelphia
Order : Diprotodontia
Suborder : Phalangeriformes
Family : Phalangeridae
Subfamily : Ailuropinae
Genus : Ailurops

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Miller, G.S., Jr. and Hollister, N. 1922-10-17. A new phalanger from Celebes. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 35:115-116.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3333758

Original name as described

Phalanger furvus

Type material

USNM:MAMM:219473

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/35b3469a4-789a-4a29-b0bb-94f27a4e0ddf

Type locality

"Rano Rano, Middle Celebes" (= Central Sulawesi, Sulawesi, Indonesia).

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia

Taxonomy notes

split from A. ursinus based on morphology, more data is needed to confirm this

Taxonomy notes citation

Wilson D., Mittermeier R. 2015. Handbook of the mammals of the world. Vol. 5. Monotremes and Marsupials. CSIRO.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000374

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.

Phalanger furvus

(G. S. Miller & Hollister, 1922)

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

furvus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:219473

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/35b3469a4-789a-4a29-b0bb-94f27a4e0ddf

Authority page

115

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3333758

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Phalanger ursinus furvus

(Tate, 1945)

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

furvus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

28

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

  1. Tate (1945:28) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15899)
  2. Laurie & Hill (1954:17, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635649) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)

Ailurops ursinus furvus

Groves, 2005

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

furvus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Ailurops furvus

Mittermeier & D. E. Wilson, 2015

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

furvus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

486

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:486) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000376) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000376) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000374) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

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