Pseudochirulus larvatus

(Förster & W. Rothschild, 1911)

Masked Ring-tailed Possum

Taxonomy

Subclass: Theria
Infraclass: Marsupialia
Superorder: Australidelphia
Order: Diprotodontia
Suborder: Phalangerida
Superfamily: Petauroidea
Family: Pseudocheiridae
Subfamily: Pseudocheirinae
Genus: Pseudochirulus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Förster, F. and Rothschild, W., 2nd Baron Rothschild. 1911-04-01. On a new marsupial. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)7(40):337.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15815053

Original name as described

Phalanger larvatus

Other common names

Masked Ringtail

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1911.10.13.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/5d2d7d86-44f9-4ecd-8f93-6b6fc35cda90

Type locality

"Rawlinson Mtns, [Huon Peninsula], German New Guinea [= Papua New Guinea]."

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia · Papua New Guinea

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000359

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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.

Total: 5 names and synonyms.

Phalanger larvatus

Förster & W. Rothschild, 1911

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

larvatus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1911.10.13.2

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Rawlinson Mts., German New Guinea

Type locality

Papua New Guinea: Morobe Province.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/5d2d7d86-44f9-4ecd-8f93-6b6fc35cda90

Authority page

337

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15815053

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Pseudochirulus barbatus

Matschie, 1915

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

barbatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB A. 107. 06. 2

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

am Sattelberg nördlich des Huon-Golfes in Deutsch-Neuguinea

Type locality

Papua New Guinea: Morobe Province.

Authority page

93

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43609311

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

Matschie (1915:93, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43609311) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69071)
Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)

Pseudochirulus capistratus

Matschie, 1915

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

capistratus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 20751

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

auf dem Schrader-Berge, zwischen Sepik und Ramu in Deutsch-Neuguinea etwa unter 5° s. Br. und 144°. L. in der Höhe von 2100 m

Type locality

Papua New Guinea: Madang Province.

Authority page

92

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43609310

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

Matschie (1915:92, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43609310) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69071)
Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)

Pseudochirulus larvatus:

Matschie, 1915

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

larvatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

91

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43609309

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

Matschie (1915:91, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43609309) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69071)
Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:524) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136699) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136699) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000359) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136699/21961712) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Pseudocheirus forbesi larvatus:

Tate, 1945

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

larvatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

12

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

Tate (1945:12) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15901)
Laurie & Hill (1954:21, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635645) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)

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