Spilocuscus wilsoni

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Phalangeroidea
Clade: Marsupialiformes Cohors: Marsupialia Cladus: Australidelphia Cladus: Eomarsupialia Ordo: Diprotodontia Subordo: Phalangeriformes Superfamilia: Phalangeroidea

Familia: Phalangeridae
Subfamilia: Phalangerinae
Genus: Spilocuscus
Species: Spilocuscus wilsoni

Name

Spilocuscus wilsoni Helgen & Flannery, 2004: 826

Holotype: RMNH 12727, juvenile ♂, skin, skull, and postcranial skeleton.

Type locality: “Biak, Cenderawasih (= Geelvink) Bay (Papua, Indonesia).”

References

Primary references

• Helgen, K.M. & Flannery, T.F. 2004. Notes on the phalangerid marsupial genus Spilocuscus, with description of a new species from Papua. Journal of Mammalogy 85(5): 825–833. DOI: 10.1644/BER-110 Reference page. 

Links

• Aplin, K. & Helgen, K. 2016. IUCN: Spilocuscus wilsoni  (Critically Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T136443A21950078. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T136443A21950078.en

Vernacular names

English: Blue-eyed/Biak Spotted Cuscus