Strigocuscus celebensis

(J. E. Gray, 1858)

Small Sulawesi Cuscus

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Gray, J.E. 1858-04-27. Observations on the genus Cuscus, with the description of a new species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1858:100-105.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32271593

Original name as described

Cuscus celebensis

Other common names

Little Celebes Cuscus · Sulawesi Dwarf Cuscus

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1857.8.6.3

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a32316c1-25cd-45c3-bd63-d258468aa981

Type locality

"Celebes … island of Macassar" (= Makassar/Ujung Pandang, south-western Sulawesi, Indonesia).

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia

IUCN Red List status

Near Threatened

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000377

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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 celebensis feileri

(Groves, 1987)

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

feileri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-196500

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-196500

Authority page

571

Authority publication

Possums and Opossums

Cuscus celebensis

(J. E. Gray, 1858)

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

celebensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1857.8.6.3

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a32316c1-25cd-45c3-bd63-d258468aa981

Authority page

105

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32271593

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Strigocuscus celebensis

Groves, 2005

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

celebensis

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 (2015:486) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #20890) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #20890) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000377) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/20890/21951742) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Strigocuscus celebensis celebensis

Groves, 2005

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

celebensis

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 (2015:486) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)

Strigocuscus celebensis feileri

Groves, 2005

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

feileri

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 (2015:486) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)

Phalanger celebensis

(Matschie, 1901)

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

celebensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

292

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25232527

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen naturforschenden Gesellschaft

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:14) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:37) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Phalanger celebensis callenfelsi

(Hooijer, 1950)

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

callenfelsi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

28

Authority publication

Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Nederlandsche Akademie van Wetenschappen, Afdeeling Natuurkunde

Name usages

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

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