Ailurops melanotis
(O. Thomas, 1898)
Talaud Bear Cuscus
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Marsupialia |
| Superorder | : Australidelphia |
| Order | : Diprotodontia |
| Suborder | : Phalangerida |
| Superfamily | : Phalangeroidea |
| Family | : Phalangeridae |
| Subfamily | : Ailuropinae |
| Genus | : Ailurops |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Thomas, O. 1898. Descriptions of three new mammals from the East Indian archipelago and Australia. Novitates Zoologicae 5:1-4.
Authority publication link
Original name as described
Phalanger melanotis
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1897.12.6.8
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
Type locality
"Lirung, Talaut Islands" (= Talaud Islands, Pulau Salibabu [= Salebabu], Indonesia).
Biogeographic realm
Australasia
Country distribution
Indonesia
IUCN Red List status
Critically Endangered
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Names and synonyms
Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.
Total: 3 names and synonyms.
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