Phalanger sericeus

O. Thomas, 1907

Silky 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. 1907-07-01. On three new mammals from British New Guinea. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)20(115):70-74.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24253942

Original name as described

Phalanger sericeus

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1905.11.28.23

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/06c0c813-b081-49cf-9fe5-d05d981dd191

Type locality

"Owgarra, Angabunga River (near the Aroa River), S.E. New Guinea. Altitude 6000'."

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia · Papua New Guinea

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000391

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 sericeus occidentalis

Menzies & Pernetta, 1986

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

occidentalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-109473

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-109473

Authority page

598

Authority publication

Journal of Zoology, London

Name usages

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

Phalanger sericeus

O. Thomas, 1907

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

sericeus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1905.11.28.23

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/06c0c813-b081-49cf-9fe5-d05d981dd191

Authority page

74

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24253942

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
  2. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:492) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #16855) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #16855) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000391) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/16855/21951235) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Phalanger sericeus sericeus

Groves, 2005

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

sericeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
  2. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:492) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)

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