Phalanger gymnotis Peters and Doria 1875

Phalanger gymnotis Peters and Doria 1875, Ann. Mus. Civ. Stor. Nat. Genova, 7: 543.

Type Locality: Indonesia, Aru Isls, Gialnhegen Isl (restricted by Van der Feen, 1962:40).

Vernacular Names: Ground Cuscus.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Phalanger gymnotis subsp. gymnotis Peters and Doria 1875

Subspecies Phalanger gymnotis subsp. leucippus Thomas 1898

Distribution: New Guinea; Aru Isls and other small Indonesian islands.

Conservation: IUCN – Data Deficient. Common.

Discussion: Distribution poorly known. Included in Strigocuscus by Flannery et al. (1987), but Norris (1994) and Kirsch et al. (1997) found that it is part of the Phalanger clade.