Spilocuscus papuensis

(A. G. Desmarest, 1822)

Waigeo Spotted Cuscus

Also as Waigeo Cuscus.
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Location:Indonesia, Southwest Papua (formerly Irian Jaya Barat) province, Raja Ampat regency, Waigeo island, near Waiwo Dive ResortDate taken:17 June 2023Description:Also as Waigeo Cuscus.

Distribution :

Waigeou.

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 6968

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Desmarest, A.G. 1822-07-06. Mammalogie ou description des espèces de mammifères. Seconde partie, contenant les ordres des rongeurs, des édentés, des pachydermes, des ruminans et des cétacés. Veuve Agasse, Paris, 277-555 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39521985

Original name as described

phalangista papuensis

Other common names

Waigeo Cuscus

Type material

MNHN-ZM-MO-1990-415 (= MNHN:AGal:209) (= MNHN:NGal:267) (= MNHN:type:658)

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"La terre des Papous [= Papua]."

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000396

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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: 10 names and synonyms.

phalangista papuensis

A. G. Desmarest, 1822

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

papuensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1990-415 (= MNHN:AGal:209) (= MNHN:NGal:267) (= MNHN:type:658)

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

La terre des Papous

Type locality

Indonesia: Western New Guinea: Waigeo: 0°20′S, 131°E.

Authority page

541

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39521985

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Desmarest (1822:541, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39521985) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36189)
Schinz (1825:376, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51523793) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66129)

Phalangista quoy

Gaimard, 1824

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

quoy

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1990-415 (= MNHN:AGal:209) (= MNHN:NGal:267) (= MNHN:type:658)

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Indonesia: Western New Guinea: Waigeo: 0°20′S, 131°E.

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1990-415

Authority page

271

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4424653

Authority publication

Bulletin des Sciences Naturelles et de Géologie

Name usages

Quoy & Gaimard (1824:58, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40871011) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67824)
Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)

Phalangista Quoyi:

H. R. Schinz, 1825

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

quoyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

378

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51523795

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Name usages

Schinz (1825:378, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51523795) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66129)
Wagler (1830:26, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38965758) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/56273)

Cuscus macrourus

Lesson, 1827

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

macrourus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1990-414 (= MNHN:AGal:199d) (= MNHN:NGal:255) (= MNHN:type:659)

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Cette espèce, dont nous n'avons possédé qu'un individu, habite le havre d'Offack, sur la grande île de Waigiou.

Type locality

Indonesia: Western New Guinea: Waigeo: 0°2′S, 131°E.

Authority page

156

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38660592

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1827:220, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207688) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)

Cuscus Quoyii:

Lesson, 1827

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

quoyii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

unjustified_emendation

Authority page

220

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207688

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1827:220, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207688) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)

Phalangista macroura:

Lesson, 1828

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

macrourus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

332

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24377965

Authority publication

Dictionnaire Classique d'Histoire Naturelle

Phalangista macrura:

J. B. Fischer, 1829

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

macrura

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

276

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Name usages

Fischer (1829:276) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)

Phalangista maculata Quoyi:

J. B. Fischer, 1829

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

quoyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

unjustified_emendation

Authority page

275

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Name usages

Fischer (1829:275) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)

Cuscus macrurus:

Lesson, 1842

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

macrurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

188

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:188) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Spilocuscus papuensis:

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1991

Family

Phalangeridae

Root name

papuensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

18

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1991:18) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:495) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #20638) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #20638) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000396) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/20638/21949972) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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