Taxonomy Profile: Phalanger intercastellanus (Thomas 1895)

Phalanger intercastellanus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Eastern Common Cuscus []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Phalanger intercastellanus: 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 : Phalangerinae
Tribe : Phalangerini
Genus : Phalanger
cuscuses |
Species : Phalanger intercastellanus
Eastern Common Cuscus |
Phalanger intercastellanus Direct Children(s):
Phalanger intercastellanus: 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:
Phalanger intercastellanus
Phalanger intercastellanus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Australia
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Phalanger intercastellanus: Comments
Comment:
Comments: Flannery et al. (1987) suggested that what were hitherto regarded as the southern races of P. orientalis may prove to be specifically, even generically distinct, as Strigocuscus mimicus, and Flannery (1994a) definitively separated them but used the earlier name intercastellanus. Norris and Musser (2001) returned this species to Phalanger, and separated P. mimicus from it (see below). The species needs revision; at present no subspecies are recognized
Comment:
Status: IUCN - Lower Risk (nt). CITES - Appendix II as P. orientalis