Phalanger ornatus

(J. E. Gray, 1860)

Moluccan 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

Gray, J.E. 1860-05. Description of a new species of cuscus (_C. ornatus_) from the island of Batchian, with a list of the Mammalia collected in that island by Mr. A. R. Wallace. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1860(1):1-5.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12866495

Original name as described

Cuscus ornatus

Other common names

Ornate Cuscus · Blue-eyed Cuscus

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1860.1.10.17

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/80ecb4f4-96a2-4992-a6ea-33c216611934

Type locality

"Island of Batchian" (= Bacan Island), North Moluccas, Indonesia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000388

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.

Cuscus ornatus

(J. E. Gray, 1860)

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

ornatus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1860.1.10.17

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/80ecb4f4-96a2-4992-a6ea-33c216611934

Authority page

1

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12866495

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Phalanger ornatus ornatus

Mittermeier & D. E. Wilson, 2015

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

ornatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

489

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

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

Phalanger ornatus

Matschie, 1901

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

ornatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

293

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25232528

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen naturforschenden Gesellschaft

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
  2. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:489) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #16854) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #16854) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000388) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/16854/21951066) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Phalanger orientalis ornatus

Tate, 1945

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

ornatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

10

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

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