Pseudochirulus schlegelii

(Jentink, 1884)

Arfak Ring-tailed Possum

Also as Arfak Ringtail, Vogelkop Ringtail.
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Location:Indonesia, West Papua (formerly Irian Jaya Barat) province, near Manokwari, Gunung MupiDate taken:7 June 2023Description:Also as Arfak Ringtail, Vogelkop Ringtail.

Distribution :

Extreme NW New Guinea.

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 6973

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

Jentink, F.A. 1884-04. On the species of the phalanger-genus Pseudochirus. Notes from the Leyden Museum 6(2):108-110.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9635595

Original name as described

Pseudochirus schlegelii

Other common names

Arfak Ringtail · Vogelkop Ringtail

Type material

RMNH.MAM.13388

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.13388.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.13388.b

Type locality

"New Guinea, Arfak Mountains."

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia

Taxonomy notes

spelling changed from 'schlegeli' to 'schlegelii' to match the spelling in the original description

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000361

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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: 7 names and synonyms.

Pseudochirus schlegelii

Jentink, 1884

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

schlegelii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.13388

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

New Guinea, Arfak Mountains

Type locality

Indonesia: Western New Guinea.

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.13388.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.13388.b

Authority page

110

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9635595

Authority publication

Notes from the Leyden Museum

Name usages

Jentink (1884:110, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9635595) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67857)

Pseudochirus schlegeli:

O. Thomas, 1888

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

schlegeli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

180

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37986574

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

Thomas (1888:180, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37986574) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9306)
Trouessart (1905:828, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423709) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59290)
Thomas (1922:264, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24301057) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15181)
Flannery & Groves (1998:381) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/208)

Pseudochirulus schlegeli:

Matschie, 1915

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

schlegeli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

namecombination · incorrectsubsequent_spelling

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 (2005:53) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:525) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #40641) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #40641) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/40641/21962129) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Pseudochirus lewisi

Dollman, 1930

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

lewisi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1929.5.27.51

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Arfak Mountains, Dutch New Guinea, altitude 2000 metres.

Type locality

Indonesia: Western New Guinea.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c2735fa8-71ef-4a97-bf9a-b93f0825c508

Authority page

431

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Pseudocheirus forbesi lewisi:

Tate, 1945

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

lewisi

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)

Pseudocheirus schlegeli:

Tate, 1945

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

schlegeli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

namecombination · incorrectsubsequent_spelling

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)
Corbet & Hill (1980:16) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:42) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
Corbet & Hill (1991:19) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
Groves (1993:60) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69003)

Pseudochirulus schlegelii:

K. P. Aplin, Pasveer, & Boles, 1999

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

schlegelii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

372

Authority publication

Records of the Western Australian Museum

Name usages

Aplin, Pasveer & Boles (1999:372) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27758)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000361) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

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