Phalanger orientalis

(Pallas, 1766)

Northern Common 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

Pallas, P.S. 1766. Miscellanea Zoologica Quibus novæ imprimis atque obscuræ Animalium Species describuntur et observationibus iconibusque illustrantur. Petrus van Cleef, The Hague, 224 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43320972 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43320978 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43320979

Original name as described

Didelphis orientalis

Other common names

Common Phalanger · Grey Cuscus

Type material

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Type locality

"Amboyna" (= Ambon Island, Moluccas, Indonesia).

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia · Papua New Guinea

Taxonomy notes

previously included P. breviceps

Taxonomy notes citation

Kealy, S., Donnellan, S. C., Mitchell, K. J., Herrera, M., Aplin, K., O'Connor, S., & Louys, J. Phylogenetic relationships of the cuscuses (Diprotodontia: Phalangeridae) of island Southeast Asia and Melanesia based on the mitochondrial ND2 gene. Australian Mammalogy, 42(3), 266-276.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000387

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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.

Didelphis orientalis

(Pallas, 1766)

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

orientalis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

55, 61, 62

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43320972 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43320978 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43320979

Authority publication

The Hague

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:79, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872876) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Zimmermann (1783:163, 181) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69242)
  3. Zimmermann (1783:181) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69242)
  4. Boddaert (1785:77, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230041) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35384)
  5. Gmelin (1788:108, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25751328) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35943)
  6. Kerr (1792:196, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664220) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36283)
  7. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire & Cuvier (1795:183, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6736991) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69298)
  8. André (1796:14) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37446)
  9. Cuvier (1797:125, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637207) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38531)
  10. Turton (1802:67, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25772923) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69249)

Didelphis indica

(P. L. S. Müller, 1776)

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

indicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

35

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51217632

Authority publication

Nuremberg

Name usages

  1. Müller (1776:35, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51217632) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38532)
  2. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)

Didelphys Orientalis

(Borowski, 1780)

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

orientalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

83

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28347041

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Borowski (1780:83, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28347041) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67757)
  2. Link (1795:67, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46272943) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35635)
  3. Goldfuss (1809:219, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47498053) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34654)

[Phalanger] orientalis

Storr, 1780

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

orientalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

34 (footnote z)

Authority publication

Tübingen

Name usages

  1. Daudin (1802:152, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033402) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)
  2. Thomas (1898:5, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7932411) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67826)
  3. Schwarz (1914:133, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9403065) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37108)
  4. Thomas (1922:737, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40340267) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15187)
  5. Stein (1933:90, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45342793) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27653)
  6. Tate (1945:2, 6) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15899)
  7. Tate (1945:6) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15899)
  8. Laurie & Hill (1954:13, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635653) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)
  9. Corbet & Hill (1980:14) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  10. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:38) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  11. Corbet & Hill (1991:17) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  12. Groves (1993:46) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69003)
  13. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
  14. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:491) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  15. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #16847) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  16. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #16847) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  17. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000387) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  18. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/16847/21951519) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Didelphis Opossum molucca

(J. F. Gmelin, 1788)

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

moluccus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

106

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25751326

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

  1. Gmelin (1788:106, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25751326) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35943)
  2. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)

Didelphis molucca

(Kerr, 1792)

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

moluccus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

192

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664216

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Name usages

Kerr (1792:192, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664216) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36283)

Coescoes amboinensis

(de Lacépède, 1799)

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

amboinensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

5

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Tiedemann (1808:432) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37333)
  2. Fischer (1813:437, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29109548) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/49925)
  3. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)

Phalangista alba

(É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1803)

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

albus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

148

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1803:148) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19153)
  2. Desmarest (1821:267, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39524031) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34459)
  3. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)

Phalangista rufa

(É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1803)

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

rufus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

149

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1803:149) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19153)
  2. Desmarest (1817:473, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18044243) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60326)
  3. Desmarest (1821:266, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39524030) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34459)
  4. Schinz (1825:377, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51523794) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66129)
  5. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)

Sipalus orientalis

(G. Fischer, 1813)

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

orientalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

582

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29109693

Authority publication

Moscow

Name usages

Fischer (1813:582, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29109693) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/49925)

Balantia fusca

(Oken, 1816)

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

fusca

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

placedonindex

Authority page

1125

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59375872

Authority publication

Jena

Name usages

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

Balantia minor

(Oken, 1816)

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

minor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

placedonindex

Authority page

1125

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59375872

Authority publication

Jena

Name usages

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

Balantia moluccensis

(Oken, 1816)

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

moluccensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

placedonindex

Authority page

1120

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59375867

Authority publication

Jena

Name usages

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

Balantia amboinensis

(H. Lichtenstein, 1818)

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

amboinensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

16-17

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Lichtenstein (1818:16-17) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68386)

Cæscoes Amboinensis

(Muirhead, 1819)

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

amboinensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

430

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Name usages

Muirhead (1819:430) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69481)

Balantia orientalis

(Goldfuss, 1820)

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

orientalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

450

Authority publication

Nuremberg

Name usages

  1. Hemprich (1820:48) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69417)
  2. Goldfuss (1820:450) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/41309)

Coescoes rufus

(Ranzani, 1820)

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

rufus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

345

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27807925

Authority publication

Bologna

Name usages

Ranzani (1820:345, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27807925) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69425)

Phalangista fusca

(H. R. Schinz, 1821)

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

fuscus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

258

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51529019

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Name usages

Schinz (1821:258, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51529019) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37604)

Phalangista minor

(H. R. Schinz, 1821)

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

minor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

258

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51529019

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Name usages

Schinz (1821:258, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51529019) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37604)

Phalangista orientalis

(H. R. Schinz, 1821)

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

orientalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

257

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51529018

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Name usages

  1. Schinz (1821:257, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51529018) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37604)
  2. Schinz (1825:376, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51523793) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66129)

Phalangista cavifrons

(Temminck, 1824)

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

cavifrons

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

17

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52681191

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Fischer (1829:276) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)
  2. Quoy & Gaimard (1830:104, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2064160) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67825)
  3. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)

Cuscus albus

(Lesson, 1827)

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

albus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

158

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38660594

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:221, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207689) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Lesson (1842:188) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Cuscus orientalis

(A. Murray, 1866)

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

orientalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

363

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580359

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Murray (1866:363, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580359) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)

Phalanger orientalis orientalis

E. Schwarz, 1914

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

orientalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

133

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9403065

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Name usages

  1. Schwarz (1914:133, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9403065) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37108)
  2. Stein (1933:90, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45342793) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27653)
  3. Tate (1945:8) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15899)
  4. Laurie & Hill (1954:13, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635653) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)
  5. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
  6. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:491) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)

Phalanger orientalis timoriensis

Menzies & Pernetta, 1986

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

timoriensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MZB 8815

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

588

Authority publication

Journal of Zoology, London

Name usages

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

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