Phalanger ornatus Gray 1860

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 : 47

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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11346889
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scientific name	Phalanger ornatus Gray 1860
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Phalanger ornatus Gray 1860 View in CoL

Phalanger ornatus Gray 1860 View in CoL , Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1860: 374.

Type Locality: Indonesia: Bachian (= Bacan or Batjan) Isl.

Vernacular Names: Ornate Cuscus.

Distribution: Halmahera, Bacan, possibly Morotai Isls ( Indonesia).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). Apparently common.

Discussion: For status see Groves (1987). Provisionally allotted to Strigocuscus by Flannery et al. (1987) although they did not examine specimens.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Mammalia
Order	Diprotodontia
Family	Phalangeridae
Genus	Phalanger

Phalanger ornatus Gray 1860

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn 2005

2005

Phalanger ornatus

Gray 1860: 374

1860

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