Phalanger matanim
Flannery, 1987
Telefomin 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. 1987-09-30. A new species of Phalanger (Phalangeridae: Marsupialia) from montane western Papua New Guinea. Records of the Australian Museum 39(4):183-193.
Authority publication link
https://doi.org/10.3853/j.0067-1975.39.1987.169Original name as described
Phalanger matanim
Other common names
Matanim Cuscus
Type material
AM M.14186
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"upper Sol River Valley, Telefomin area, West Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, 5°06'S 141°42'E, 2,600 m."
Biogeographic realm
Australasia
Country distribution
Papua New Guinea
IUCN Red List status
Critically Endangered
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