Spilocuscus papuensis

(A. G. Desmarest, 1822)

Waigeo 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

Desmarest, A.G. 1822-07-06. Mammalogie ou description des espèces de mammifères. Seconde partie, contenant les ordres des rongeurs, des édentés, des pachydermes, des ruminans et des cétacés. Veuve Agasse, Paris, 277-555 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39521985

Original name as described

phalangista papuensis

Other common names

Waigeo Cuscus

Type material

MNHN 1990-415

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"La terre des Papous [= Papua]."

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000396

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 macrourus

(Lesson, 1827)

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

macrourus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN 1990-414

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

156

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38660592

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:220, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207688) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)

phalangista papuensis

(A. G. Desmarest, 1822)

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

papuensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN 1990-415

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

541

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39521985

Authority publication

Paris

Phalangista quoy

(Gaimard, 1824)

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

quoy

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1990-415

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1990-415

Authority page

271

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4424653

Authority publication

Bulletin des Sciences Naturelles et de Géologie

Name usages

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

Phalang. Quoyi

(H. R. Schinz, 1825)

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

quoyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

378

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51523795

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Cuscus macrurus

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

macrurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

188

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:188) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Spilocuscus papuensis

Groves, 2005

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

papuensis

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 #20638) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #20638) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000396) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/20638/21949972) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Cuscus Quoyii

(Lesson, 1827)

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

quoyii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

unjustified_emendation

Authority page

220

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207688

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1827:220, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207688) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)

Phalangista macroura

(Lesson, 1828)

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

macroura

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

332

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24377965

Authority publication

Dictionnaire Classique d'Histoire Naturelle

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