Spilocuscus rufoniger Zimara 1937

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Spilocuscus rufoniger Zimara 1937

Spilocuscus rufoniger Zimara 1937 , Anz. Akad. Wiss. Wien, 74: 35.

Type Locality: Papua New Guinea, Morobe Prov., Sattelberg.

Vernacular Names: Black-spotted Cuscus.

Synonyms: Spilocuscus atrimaculatus ( Tate 1945) .

Distribution: N New Guinea, above 1200 m.

Conservation: IUCN – Endangered.

Discussion: Includes atrimaculatus (see G. G. George, 1979:98), but also see Feiler (1978 a), who placed it in maculatus .