Phalanger intercastellanus

O. Thomas, 1895

Eastern Common Cuscus

Taxonomy

Subclass: Theria
Infraclass: Marsupialia
Superorder: Australidelphia
Order: Diprotodontia
Suborder: Phalangerida
Superfamily: Phalangeroidea
Family: Phalangeridae
Subfamily: Phalangerinae
Genus: Phalanger

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1895-06. On some mammals collected by Mr. Albert Meek on Fergusson Island, D'Entrecasteaux Group. Novitates Zoologicae 2(2):163-166.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3859440

Original name as described

Phalanger orientalis intercastellanus

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1895.5.8.11

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d6087db2-ca71-415c-ba3d-921fee3e30f7

Type locality

"D'Entrecasteaux" (= Fergusson, D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea).

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Papua New Guinea

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000382

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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: 8 names and synonyms.

Phalanger orientalis intercastellanus

O. Thomas, 1895

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

intercastellanus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1895.5.8.11

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Fergusson Island

Type locality

Papua New Guinea: Milne Bay Province.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d6087db2-ca71-415c-ba3d-921fee3e30f7

Authority page

165

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3859440

Authority publication

Novitates Zoologicae

Name usages

Trouessart (1905:827, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423708) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59290)
Laurie & Hill (1954:13, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635653) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)

Phalanger orientalis kiriwinae

O. Thomas, 1896

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

kiriwinae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1896.11.5.15

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Kiriwina Island, Trobriand group

Type locality

Papua New Guinea: Milne Bay Province.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/57e414e1-2d49-49d5-9093-6771aa7640c7

Authority page

528

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3218319

Authority publication

Novitates Zoologicae

Name usages

Trouessart (1905:827, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423708) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59290)
Feiler (1978:389) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/70006)
Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)

Phalanger orientalis meeki

O. Thomas, 1898

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

meeki

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1898.4.1.5

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

St. Aignan's Island, Louisiade Archipelago. · St. Aiguan's Island, Louisiade Archipelago.

Type locality

Papua New Guinea: Milne Bay Province: 10°39′51″S.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/89b5482a-b01b-4481-8934-6f8b61839f7e

Authority page

434

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3219776

Authority publication

Novitates Zoologicae

Name usages

Thomas (1898:434, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3219776) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/11784)
Trouessart (1905:827, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423708) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59290)
Feiler (1978:390) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/70006)
Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)

Pseudochirus vulpecula

Förster, 1913

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

vulpecula

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 3430

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Sattelberg, 900 — 1000 m hoch

Type locality

Papua New Guinea: Morobe Province.

Authority page

179

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9740032

Authority publication

Zoologischer Anzeiger

Name usages

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

Phalanger brevinasus

Tate & Archbold, 1935

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

brevinasus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-104100

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Papua New Guinea: Central Province.

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-104100

Authority page

5

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

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

Phalanger matsika

Tate & Archbold, 1935

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

matsika

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-104103

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Papua New Guinea: Central Province.

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-104103

Authority page

7

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

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

Phalanger orientalis vulpecula:

Tate, 1945

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

vulpecula

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

11

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

Tate (1945:11) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15899)
Laurie & Hill (1954:14, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635652) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)
Feiler (1978:389) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/70006)
Koopman (1979:3) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/33257)

Phalanger sp. cf. P. intercastellanus:

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

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

intercastellanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

357

Authority publication

Records of the Western Australian Museum

Name usages

Aplin, Pasveer & Boles (1999:357) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27758)
Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:491) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #16857) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #16857) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000382) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/16857/21950491) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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