Strigocuscus sangirensis

(A. B. Meyer, 1896)

Small Sangihe 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

Authority citation

Meyer, A.B. 1896. Säugethiere vom Celebes- und Philippinen-Archipel. I. Abhandlungen und Berichte des königlichen zoologischen und anthropologisch-ethnographischen Museums zu Dresden 6:1-36.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33471182

Original name as described

Phalanger sangirensis

Type material

MTD B502

Type kind

lectotype

Type locality

"In insulis Sangi," Tabukan, Indonesia (= Greater Sangihe Island, Sangihe Islands, north-east of Sulawesi).

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia

Taxonomy notes

split from S. celebensis

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/1000378

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 sangirensis

(A. B. Meyer, 1896)

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

sangirensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MTD B502

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

34

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33471182

Authority publication

Abhandlungen und Berichte des königlichen zoologischen und anthropologisch-ethnographischen Museums zu Dresden

Phalanger celebensis sangirensis

(Tate, 1945)

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

sangirensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

18

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

  1. Tate (1945:18) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15899)
  2. Laurie & Hill (1954:16, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635650) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)

Strigocuscus celebensis sangirensis

Groves, 2005

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

sangirensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Strigocuscus sangirensis

Mittermeier & D. E. Wilson, 2015

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

sangirensis

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 #100000799) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000799) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000378) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

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