Phalanger ornatus Gray 1860

Phalanger ornatus Gray 1860, 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.