Spilocuscus wilsoni
K. M. Helgen & Flannery, 2004
Blue-eyed 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
Helgen, K.M. and Flannery, T.F. 2004-10. Notes on the phalangerid marsupial genus Spilocuscus, with description of a new species from Papua. Journal of Mammalogy 85(5):825-833.
Authority publication link
https://doi.org/10.1644/BER-110Original name as described
Spilocuscus wilsoni
Other common names
Biak Spotted Cuscus · Wilson's Spotted Cuscus
Type material
RMNH.MAM.12727.a, RMNH.MAM.12727.b
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.12727.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.12727.bType locality
"Biak, Cenderawasih (= Geelvink) Bay (Papua, Indonesia)."
Biogeographic realm
Australasia
Country distribution
Indonesia
Taxonomy notes
recently described
Taxonomy notes citation
Helgen, K. M., & Flannery, T. F. (2004). Notes on the phalangerid marsupial genus Spilocuscus, with description of a new species from Papua. Journal of Mammalogy, 85(5), 825-833.
IUCN Red List status
Critically Endangered
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