Phalanger breviceps
O. Thomas, 1888
New Britain Cuscus
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Marsupialia |
| Superorder | : Australidelphia |
| Order | : Diprotodontia |
| Suborder | : Phalangeriformes |
| Family | : Phalangeridae |
| Subfamily | : Phalangerinae |
| Genus | : Phalanger |
Species status
Authority citation
Thomas, O. 1888. Catalogue of the Marsupialia and Monotremata in the collection of the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History), London, 401 pp.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37986598Original name as described
Phalanger orientalis, var. breviceps
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1855.11.7.14
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c6777d99-32b3-42c0-a63c-dc75d608d464Type locality
New Britain Group, and Solomon Islands as far E as San Christoval I. Restricted to San Christoval Island, Solomon Islands.
Biogeographic realm
Australasia
Country distribution
Papua New Guinea · Solomon Islands
Taxonomy notes
split from P. orientalis
Taxonomy notes citation
Kealy, S., Donnellan, S. C., Mitchell, K. J., Herrera, M., Aplin, K., O'Connor, S., & Louys, J. Phylogenetic relationships of the cuscuses (Diprotodontia: Phalangeridae) of island Southeast Asia and Melanesia based on the mitochondrial ND2 gene. Australian Mammalogy, 42(3), 266-276.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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