Spilocuscus kraemeri

(E. Schwarz, 1910)

Admiralty Spotted Cuscus

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Marsupialia
Superorder : Australidelphia
Order : Diprotodontia
Suborder : Phalangeriformes
Family : Phalangeridae
Subfamily : Phalangerinae
Genus : Spilocuscus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Schwarz, E. 1910. Ein anscheinend neuer Fleckenkuskus von den Admiralitäts-Inseln. Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1910:406-408.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43615861

Original name as described

Phalanger maculatus krämeri

Other common names

Admiralty Cuscus · Admiralty Island Cuscus · Manus Island Spotted Cuscus

Type material

ZMB A. 126 09

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Admiralitäts-Inseln [= Admiralty Islands]," Papua New Guinea.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Papua New Guinea

IUCN Red List status

Near Threatened

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000393

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 maculatus krämeri

(E. Schwarz, 1910)

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

kraemeri

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB A. 126 09

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

406

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43615861

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

  1. Tate (1945:26) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15899)
  2. Laurie & Hill (1954:15, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635651) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)

Phalanger maculatus minor

(Cohn, 1914)

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

minor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

511

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30123009

Authority publication

Zoologischer Anzeiger

Name usages

  1. Cohn (1914:511, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30123009) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69080)
  2. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)

Spilocuscus kraemeri

Groves, 2005

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

kraemeri

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 (2015:495) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #20637) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #20637) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000393) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/20637/21950199) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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