Phalanger gymnotis

(W. C. H. Peters & Doria, 1875)

Ground 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

Peters, W.C.H. and Doria, G. 1875-11. Diagnosi di alcune nuove specie di Marsupiali appartenenti alla Fauna papuana. Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale di Genova 7:541-544.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34620992

Original name as described

Phalangista (Cuscus) gymnotis

Other common names

Aru Island Ground Cuscus · Ground Phalanger

Type material

MSNG CE 1545, MSNG CE 3966

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Insulae Aru, prope Giabu-Lengan" (= Gialnhegen Island, Aru Islands, Indonesia). Restricted by van der Feen in 1962 to "village on the west coast of Wokam I., Aru Is."

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia · Papua New Guinea

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000381

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.

Phalangista (Cuscus) gymnotis

(W. C. H. Peters & Doria, 1875)

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

gymnotis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MSNG CE 1545, MSNG CE 3966

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

543

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34620992

Authority publication

Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale di Genova

Phalanger leucippus

O. Thomas, 1898

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

leucippus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1897.8.7.88, MSNG CE 10454

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/af9ae3ab-ffdb-4dfa-8cad-b5db792837fd

Authority page

7

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7932413

Authority publication

Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale di Genova

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1898:7, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7932413) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67826)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:14) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:37) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1991:17) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)

Phalanger gymnotis

Tate, 1945

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

gymnotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

15

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

  1. Tate (1945:15) (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)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:14) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:37) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Corbet & Hill (1991:17) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  6. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
  7. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:490) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #16856) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #16856) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000381) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/16856/21951309) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Strigocuscus gymnotis

(Groves, 1993)

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

gymnotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

48

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

Groves (1993:48) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69003)

Phalanger gymnotis gymnotis

Groves, 2005

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

gymnotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Phalanger gymnotis leucippus

Groves, 2005

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

leucippus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

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