Phalanger lullulae

O. Thomas, 1896

Woodlark 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

Thomas, O. 1896. On mammals collected by Mr. Albert Meek on Woodlark Island, and on Kiriwina in the Trobriand group. Novitates Zoologicae 3:526-529.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3218319

Original name as described

Phalanger lullulae

Other common names

Woodlark Island Cuscus

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1896.11.5.24

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2e854158-f0ff-4c83-b910-0faa428edffb

Type locality

"Woodlark Island" (= Murua Island, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea).

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Papua New Guinea

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000383

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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 lullulae

O. Thomas, 1896

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

lullulae

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1896.11.5.24

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2e854158-f0ff-4c83-b910-0faa428edffb

Authority page

528

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3218319

Authority publication

Novitates Zoologicae

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:37) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
  3. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:490) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #16846) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #16846) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000383) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/16846/21951419) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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