Ailurops ursinus (*)
Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Synapsida
Cladus: Eupelycosauria
Cladus: Sphenacodontia
Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea
Ordo: Therapsida
Cladus: Theriodontia
Subordo: Cynodontia
Cladus: Mammaliaformes
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Trechnotheria
Infraclassis: Zatheria
Supercohort: Theria
Cohort: Metatheria
Cohort: Marsupialia
Ordo: Diprotodontia
Subordo: Phalangeriformes
Superfamilia: Phalangeroidea
Familia: Phalangeridae
Subfamilia: Ailuropinae
Genus: Ailurops
Species: Ailurops ursinus
Subspecies (4): A. u. flavissimus – A. u. furvus – A. u. togianus – A. u. ursinus
Name
Ailurops ursinus (Temminck, 1824)
Syntypes (4): BMNH 44.3.2.2, juvenile ♀; RMNH a: adult ♂, b: adult ♂, c: juvenile indet.
Type locality: “parties septentrionales de l'île Célèbes [=Sulawesi]”, Indonesia.
Combinations
Phalangista ursina Temminck, 1824: 10 [original combination]
Cuscus ursinus: Jentink, 1885: 118 [name combination]
Phalanger ursinus: Thomas, 1888: 195 [name combination]
Ailurops ursinus: Flannery, Archer & Maynes, 1987 [name combination]
References
Primary references
Temminck, C.J. 1824. Première Monographie. Sur le genre Phalanger. – Phalangista. (Geoff.). Pp. 1–20, pls I–IV in Temminck, C.J. Monographies de Mammalogie, ou description de quelques genres de Mammifères, dont les espèces ont été observées dans les différens musées de l'Europe. Tome Premier. G. Dufour et E. d'Ocagne: Paris. BnF Gallica GoogleBooks. Reference page.
Links
Ailurops ursinus in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
Salas, L., Dickman, C., Helgen, K. & Flannery, T. 2008. IUCN: Ailurops ursinus (Vulnerable). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T40637A10346312. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T40637A10346312.en
Vernacular names
English: Sulawesi Bear Cuscus
The Sulawesi bear cuscus a.k.a Sulawesi bear phalanger (Ailurops ursinus) is a species of arboreal marsupial in the family Phalangeridae endemic to Sulawesi and nearby islands in Indonesia. It lives in tropical moist lowland forest at elevations up to 600 m and is diurnal, folivorous and often found in pairs.[2] A. ursinus is threatened by hunting, collection for the pet trade and deforestation.[2
References
Groves, C. P. (2005). "Order Diprotodontia". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 45. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
Salas, L.; Dickman, C.; Helgen, K.; Flannery, T. (2019). "Ailurops ursinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T40637A21949654. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T40637A21949654.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
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