Trichosurus cunninghami

Lindenmayer, Dubach, & Viggers, 2002

Mountain Brush-tailed Possum

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Marsupialia
Superorder : Australidelphia
Order : Diprotodontia
Suborder : Phalangeriformes
Family : Phalangeridae
Subfamily : Trichosurinae
Genus : Trichosurus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Lindenmayer, D.B., Dubach, J. and Viggers, K.L. 2002. Geographic dimorphism in the mountain brushtail possum (_Trichosurus caninus_): the case for a new species. Australian Journal of Zoology 50(4):369-393.

Authority publication link

https://doi.org/10.1071/ZO01047

Original name as described

Trichosurus cunninghami

Other common names

Cunningham's Brush-tailed Possum · Southern Bobuck

Type material

AM M.35866

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Tommy's Bend Road (37°30'S, 145°49'E, 900 m above sea level)," Victoria, Australia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Australia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000400

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.

Trichosurus cunninghami

Lindenmayer, Dubach, & Viggers, 2002

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

cunninghami

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AM M.35866

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

385

Authority publication

Australian Journal of Zoology

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
  2. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:484) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136256) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136256) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000400) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136256/21952015) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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