Phalanger alexandrae
Flannery & Boeadi, 1995
Gebe Cuscus
Taxonomy
Subclass | : Theria |
Infraclass | : Marsupialia |
Superorder | : Australidelphia |
Order | : Diprotodontia |
Suborder | : Phalangeriformes |
Family | : Phalangeridae |
Subfamily | : Phalangerinae |
Genus | : Phalanger |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Flannery, T.F. and Boeadi. 1995. Systematic revision within the _Phalanger ornatus_ complex (Phalangeridae: Marsupialia), with description of a new species and subspecies. Australian Mammalogy 18:35-44.
Original name as described
Phalanger alexandrae
Other common names
Alexandra's Cuscus
Type material
AM M.27005
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"... near the airport (0°05'S 129°25'E) on Gebe Island, North Moluccas," Indonesia.
Biogeographic realm
Australasia
Country distribution
Indonesia
IUCN Red List status
Endangered
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