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Phalanger (cuscus)
Taxonomy
Phalanger was named by Storr (1780). It is extant. It is the type genus of Phalangerinae, Phalangerini.
It was assigned to Phalangerinae by Pocock (1921); to Phalangerini by Flannery et al. (1987); and to Phalangeridae by Springer et al. (1994) and McKenna and Bell (1997).
It was assigned to Phalangerinae by Pocock (1921); to Phalangerini by Flannery et al. (1987); and to Phalangeridae by Springer et al. (1994) and McKenna and Bell (1997).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1780 | Phalanger Storr p. 33 |
| 1795 | Phalangista Geoffroy and Cuvier p. 187 |
| 1811 | Phalangista Illiger p. 76 |
| 1825 | Phalangista Gray p. 340 |
| 1921 | Phalanger Pocock p. 593 |
| 1987 | Phalanger Flannery et al. p. 482 |
| 1994 | Phalanger Springer et al. p. 86 |
| 1997 | Phalanger McKenna and Bell |
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G. Phalanger Storr 1780 [cuscus]
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Phalanger breviceps Thomas 1888
Phalanger carmelitae Thomas 1898 [mountain cuscus]
Phalanger gymnotis Peters and Doria 1875 [ground cuscus]
Phalanger intercastellanus Thomas 1895 [eastern common cuscus]
Phalanger leucippus Thomas 1898
Phalanger maculatus Geoffroy 1803 [common spotted cuscus]
Phalanger orientalis Pallas 1766 [northern common cuscus]
Phalanger sericeus Thomas 1907 [silky cuscus]
Phalanger vestitus Milne-Edwards 1877 [Steins cuscus]
Invalid names: Phalangista Geoffroy and Cuvier 1795 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available