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/34620992Original 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
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