Spilocuscus nudicaudatus

(J. Gould, 1850)

Australian 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

Authority citation

Gould, J. 1850-06. On new species of Mammalia and birds from Australia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1849:109-112.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30572541

Original name as described

Phalangista (Pseudocheirus) nudicaudata

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1851.1.11.17

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f6336b0c-893a-449b-b644-c8985e148c29

Type locality

"Cape York, the most northern point of Australia," Queensland.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Australia

Taxonomy notes

split from S. maculatus

Taxonomy notes citation

Jackson, S. M., & Groves, C. (2015). Taxonomy of Australian mammals. CSIRO Publishing, Austalia, Clayton.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000395

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.

Phalangista (Pseudocheirus) nudicaudata

(J. Gould, 1850)

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

nudicaudatus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1851.1.11.17

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f6336b0c-893a-449b-b644-c8985e148c29

Authority page

110

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30572541

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Jackson & Groves (2015:126) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Pseudocheirus nudicaudatus

(W. MacGillivray, 1852)

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

nudicaudatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

129

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3853600

Authority publication

book

Name usages

MacGillivray (1852:129, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3853600) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69356)

Cuscus brevicaudatus

(J. E. Gray, 1858)

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

brevicaudatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

102

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32271590

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Murray (1866:363, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580359) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  2. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
  3. Jackson & Groves (2015:126) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Cuscus maculatus, var. ochropus

(J. E. Gray, 1866)

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

ochropus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1866.4.23.4

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/55f5cbe0-dec0-4d8a-a570-e8c06b471845

Authority page

220

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28627694

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
  2. Jackson & Groves (2015:126) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Phalanger maculatus nudicaudatus

(Tate, 1945)

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

nudicaudatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

26

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

Tate (1945:26) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15899)

Spilocuscus maculatus nudicaudatus

Groves, 2005

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

nudicaudatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Spilocuscus nudicaudatus

Mittermeier & D. E. Wilson, 2015

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

nudicaudatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

497

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:497) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  2. Jackson & Groves (2015:126) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000798) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000798) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000395) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

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