Spilocuscus kraemeri Schwarz 1910

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Diprotodontia, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 43-70 : 48

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scientific name	Spilocuscus kraemeri Schwarz 1910
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Treatment

Spilocuscus kraemeri Schwarz 1910 , Sitzb. Ges. Naturf. Fr. Berlin: 406.

Type Locality: Papua New Guinea, Admiralty Isls, Manus Isl.

Vernacular Names: Admiralty Island Cuscus.

Synonyms: Spilocuscus minor Cohn 1914 .

Distribution: Manus and Lou Isls.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Separated as a species by Flannery (1994 a), who noted that it is very distinctive, but that it does not occur in archaeological deposits, so may possibly be derived from introductions.