Taxonomy Profile: Ailurops melanotis (Thomas 1898)

Ailurops melanotis: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Talaud Bear Cuscus []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Ailurops melanotis: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Mammalia
mammals |
mamífero |
mammifères |
Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Metatheria
Suborder : Phalangeriformes
Superfamily : Phalangeroidea
Family : Phalangeridae
cuscuses |
brushtail possums |
Subfamily : Ailuropinae
Genus : Ailurops
Species : Ailurops melanotis
Talaud Bear Cuscus |
Ailurops melanotis Direct Children(s):
Ailurops melanotis: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-10-01 / 2005-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2
Page(s):
2142
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Ailurops melanotis
Ailurops melanotis: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Southern Asia
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Ailurops melanotis: Comments
Comment:
Status: Unknown
Comment:
Comments: Formerly included in A. ursinus; but measurements of the type (and only known preserved) specimen given by Feiler (1977) fall strongly outside those from Sulawesi and offshore islands, and the distinctive colouration and patterning of the type is seen in a second (living) specimen, whose photograph I examined, courtesy of R. Wirth