Phalanger rothschildi

O. Thomas, 1898

Obi 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. 1898. Descriptions of two new cuscuses (Phalanger). Novitates Zoologicae 5:433-434.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3220181

Original name as described

Phalanger rothschildi

Other common names

Obi Island Cuscus · Rothschild's Cuscus

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1898.3.27.1, BMNH:Mamm:1939.3102

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a6a9676e-d6a2-4998-9062-e67284bc6fec https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d318ca94-f548-433b-8dd0-28d662cd900b

Type locality

"Loiwuj, Great Obi, Moluccas" (= Pulau Obi or Obira, Moluccas, Indonesia).

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000390

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 rothschildi

O. Thomas, 1898

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

rothschildi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1898.3.27.1, BMNH:Mamm:1939.3102

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a6a9676e-d6a2-4998-9062-e67284bc6fec https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d318ca94-f548-433b-8dd0-28d662cd900b

Authority page

433

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3220181

Authority publication

Novitates Zoologicae

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
  2. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:490) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #16852) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #16852) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000390) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/16852/21950924) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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