Taxonomy Profile: Spilocuscus (Gray 1861)

Spilocuscus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
spotted cuscuses []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Spilocuscus: 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 : Spilocuscus
spotted cuscuses |
Spilocuscus Direct Children(s):
Spilocuscus maculatus
(É Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1803)
Spilocuscus rufoniger
(Zimara 1937)
Spilocuscus kraemeri
(Schwarz 1910)
Spilocuscus papuensis
(Desmarest 1822)
Spilocuscus: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Colin P. Groves
Notes:
Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, The Australian National University, GPO Box 4, Canberra ACT 0200, Australia
Reference for:
Spilocuscus
Source(s):
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Nowak, Ronald M.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1991-01-01 / 1991-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Walker's Mammals of the World, vol. 1, 5th ed.
Page(s):
1629
Publisher:
The Johns Hopkins UniversityPress
Publication Place:
Baltimore and London
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-3970-X/
Notes:
Reference for:
Spilocuscus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1992-01-01 / 1993-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing
Page(s):
xviii + 1207
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-56098-217-9/
Notes:
Corrections were made to text at 3rd printing
Reference for:
Spilocuscus
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:
Spilocuscus
Spilocuscus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Spilocuscus: Comments
Comment:
Comments: Separated from Phalanger by G. G. George (1979), and recognized by subsequent workers, though the separation was not mentioned by McKenna and Bell (1997)