Phalanger mimicus

O. Thomas, 1922

Southern Common Cuscus

Also as Australian Common Cuscus.
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Location:Australia, QLD, Iron Range National ParkDate taken:14 August 2019Description:Also as Australian Common Cuscus.

Distribution :

S New Guinea, from Mimika River (Prov. of Papua) east to Mt. Bosavi and Oriomo River; perhaps Aru Isls; Cape York Peninsula (Australia).

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 5691

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. 1922-05-30. Two new subspecies of Phalanger orientalis. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)9(54):680-681.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15690435

Original name as described

Phalanger orientalis mimicus

Other common names

Australian Common Cuscus

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1911.11.11.93

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/0c142d73-559b-4225-916e-7a539b25d935

Type locality

"Coastal region south of Nassau Range … Parimau, Mimika River. Alt. 250'" (Papua Province, Indonesia).

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia · Papua New Guinea

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000386

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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.

Phalanger orientalis mimicus

O. Thomas, 1922

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

mimicus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1911.11.11.93

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Coastal region south of Nassau Range. Type from Pariman, Mimika River. Alt. 250'.

Type locality

Indonesia: Western New Guinea: Central Papua: 4°31′S, 136°36′E.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/0c142d73-559b-4225-916e-7a539b25d935

Authority page

680

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15690435

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Thomas (1922:680, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15690435) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20341)
Tate (1945:12) (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 (1978:388) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/70006)
Jackson & Groves (2015:125) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Phalanger microdon

Tate & Archbold, 1935

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

microdon

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-104401

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Papua New Guinea: Western Province.

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-104401

Authority page

8

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
Jackson & Groves (2015:126) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Phalanger orientalis peninsulae

Tate, 1945

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

peninsulae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-108905

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Rocky Scrub, 30 miles north of Coen, north Queensland

Type locality

Australia: Queensland.

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-108905

Authority page

2

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

Tate (1945:2) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15899)
Jackson & Groves (2015:126) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Strigocuscus mimicus:

Flannery, M. Archer, & Maynes, 1987

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

mimicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

503

Authority publication

Possums and Opossums

Name usages

Flannery, Archer & Maynes (1987:503) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69672)

Phalanger mimicus:

Groves, 2005

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

mimicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:491) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
Jackson & Groves (2015:125) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136450) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136450) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000386) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136450/21951638) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Phalanger mimicus mimicus:

Groves, 2005

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

mimicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Phalanger mimicus peninsulae:

Groves, 2005

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

peninsulae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

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