Distoechurus pennatus

(W. C. H. Peters, 1874)

Feather-tailed Possum

Also as Feathertail Possum|New Guinean Feather-tailed Possum|Pen-tailed Possum.
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Location: Indonesia, West Papua (formerly Irian Jaya Barat) province, near Manokwari, Gunung MupiDate taken: Jun 6, 2023

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 6955

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Marsupialia
Superorder : Australidelphia
Order : Diprotodontia
Suborder : Phalangerida
Superfamily : Petauroidea
Family : Acrobatidae
Genus : Distoechurus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Peters, W.C.H. 1874-12. Diagnosi di tre nuovi Mammiferi della Nuova Guinea ed Isole Key. Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale di Genova 6:303.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10813217

Original name as described

Phalangista (Distoechurus) pennata

Other common names

Feathertail Possum · New Guinean Feather-tailed Possum · Pen-tailed Possum

Type material

MSNG CE 3899

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Andai, " Vogelkop (= Bird's Head Peninsula), Papua Province, Indonesia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia · Papua New Guinea

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000333

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 9 names and synonyms.

Phalangista (Distoechurus) pennata

(W. C. H. Peters, 1874)

Family

Acrobatidae

Root name

pennatus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MSNG CE 3899

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

303

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10813217

Authority publication

Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale di Genova

Name usages

  1. Peters (1874:303, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10813217) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17160)
  2. Peters (1875:73, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51460194) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69328)

Phalangista pinnata

(E. P. Ramsay, 1877)

Family

Acrobatidae

Root name

pinnatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MMUS M.928, MMUS M.929

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

12

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3341567

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales

Distœchurus pennatus

O. Thomas, 1888

Family

Acrobatidae

Root name

pennatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

139

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37986533

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1888:139, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37986533) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9306)
  2. Trouessart (1905:830, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423711) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59290)
  3. Laurie & Hill (1954:20, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635646) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1980:15) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  5. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:39, 40) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  6. Corbet & Hill (1991:18) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  7. Groves (1993:62) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69003)
  8. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
  9. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:591) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #6765) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #6765) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  12. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000333) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  13. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/6765/21963930) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Distoechurus neuhaussi

Matschie, 1916

Family

Acrobatidae

Root name

neuhaussi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 22388/22389

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

292

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30243743

Authority publication

Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin

Distoechurus pennatus amoenus

O. Thomas, 1920

Family

Acrobatidae

Root name

amoenus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1911.10.14.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c9df490c-f357-4ee0-a824-73c4b3c70a6d

Authority page

537

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15687832

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)

Distoechurus pennatus dryas

O. Thomas, 1920

Family

Acrobatidae

Root name

dryas

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1899.4.4.5

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/39c7c031-550e-46b8-9712-d92699179f68

Authority page

537

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15687832

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Laurie & Hill (1954:20, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635646) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)
  2. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)

Distaechurus pennatus

O. Thomas, 1922

Family

Acrobatidae

Root name

pennatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

733

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40340263

Authority publication

Nova Guinea

Name usages

Thomas (1922:733, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40340263) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15187)

Distoechurus neuhassi

Laurie & J. Edwards Hill, 1954

Family

Acrobatidae

Root name

neuhassi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling · notusedas_valid

Authority page

20

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635646

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Laurie & Hill (1954:20, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635646) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)
  2. Groves (2005:56) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)

Distoechurus pennatus pennatus

Laurie & J. Edwards Hill, 1954

Family

Acrobatidae

Root name

pennatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

20

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635646

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Laurie & Hill (1954:20, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635646) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)

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