Phalanger matabiru

Flannery & Boeadi, 1995

Blue-eyed 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 ornatus matabiru

Type material

AM M.23555

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Tege Tege, Ternate, North Maluccas, Indonesia (0°50'N, 127°20'E), 400 m a.s.l.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia

Taxonomy notes

split from P. ornatus by MSW3, although it was included under ornatus by CMW and HMW5 due to morphological similarities from unpublished data; included here as a distinct species tentatively

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000384

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 ornatus matabiru

Flannery & Boeadi, 1995

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

matabiru

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AM M.23555

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

40

Authority publication

Australian Mammalogy

Name usages

Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:489) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)

Phalanger matabiru

Groves, 2005

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

matabiru

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136200) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136200) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000384) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136200/21951146) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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