{"offset":0,"limit":20,"endOfRecords":false,"results":[{"key":445799880,"taxonKey":2440259,"type":"discussion","language":"eng","description":"It is clear that Tate (1945: 13) knew of no Phalanger orientalis from the Admiralties, for he wrote: “ If orientalis is represented on the Admiralty Islands and St. Matthias it may be expected to conform to this general type [like animals from ‘ Long Island and Ruk, ’ etc.]. ” Kisokau (1974), however, recorded both “ Phalanger maculata ” (presumably = Spilocuscus kraemeri) and Phalanger orientalis from “ Rambutso Island ” [= Rambutyo Island] and “ Phalanger maculata ” (again, presumably = S. kraemeri) from Lou. Menzies and Pernetta (1986) seem to be the only authors who have taken note of Kisokau’s report. They wrote that they had seen no specimens of P. orientalis from the Admiralties but that they would expect them to be of the “ subspecies ” P. o. intercastellanus Thomas, 1895 (now regarded as a species in its own right — see Colgan et al. 1993). One might wonder if some or all of the animals reported by Kisokau, as Phalanger orientalis, might be misidentified Spilocuscus kraemeri — young individuals and / or adult females, and / or individuals of the nearly uniformly silver gray color phase mentioned by Cohn (1914). However, as a native of Manus (see Flannery 2011), Kisokau is one to be expected to know how to tell Spilocuscus kraemeri from Phalanger orientalis, and so we are inclined to accept his having regarded the two as sympatric on Rambutyo. In this regard, Helgen and Flannery (2004), who think that Spilocuscus kraemeri may occur on New Britain, explained its rarity there, if it is found there, as possibly owing to competitive interactions with Phalanger orientalis on that island. Accordingly, Helgen and Flannery also hypothesized that the commonness of S. kraemeri on Manus could be explained by the absence of P. orientalis. However, Helgen and Jackson (2015) listed P. o. breviceps Thomas, 1888, for Manus, and assumed that it had been introduced. We know of no evidence, however, that it has ever occurred there. They did not list Rambutyo as an island occupied by this species.","source":"Marsupials And Rodents Of The Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea","sourceTaxonKey":265652876},{"key":445799881,"taxonKey":2440259,"type":"vernacular_names","language":"eng","description":"Northern Common Cuscus","source":"Marsupials And Rodents Of The Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea","sourceTaxonKey":265652876},{"key":445804661,"taxonKey":2440259,"type":"discussion","language":"eng","description":"Remarks: The specimen MZUT T 489 is albino variety.","source":"Revised catalogue of monotremes and marsupials in the historic mammal collection housed at Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali of Torino, Italy","sourceTaxonKey":265444634},{"key":445804662,"taxonKey":2440259,"type":"materials_examined","language":"eng","description":"MZUT T 489 (800); mount; unsexed ad.; Indonesia, Timor Island, 1845; purchased by G. A. Frank; MZUT T 490 (799); mount; unsexed ad.; Indonesia, Timor Island, 1845; purchased by G. A. Frank.","source":"Revised catalogue of monotremes and marsupials in the historic mammal collection housed at Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali of Torino, Italy","sourceTaxonKey":265444634},{"key":445977317,"taxonKey":2440259,"type":"child_taxa","language":"eng","description":"Subspecies:: Subspecies Phalanger orientalis subsp. orientalis Pallas 1766 Subspecies Phalanger orientalis subsp. breviceps Thomas 1888","source":"Order Diprotodontia","sourceTaxonKey":231549115},{"key":445977318,"taxonKey":2440259,"type":"conservation","language":"eng","description":"Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc); CITES – Appendix II.","source":"Order Diprotodontia","sourceTaxonKey":231549115},{"key":445977319,"taxonKey":2440259,"type":"discussion","language":"eng","description":"Discussion: Formerly included intercastellanus, interpositus (= vestitus) and lullulae (see G. G. George, 1979). Flannery et al. (1987) first suggested that the southern races may prove to be specifically distinct; Flannery (1990) did not adopt this course, but Flannery (1994 a) separated them. Two undescribed species, related to P. orientalis, occur on Mt. Karimui. The species needs revision; Flannery (1995 b) provisionally recognized only Solomons / Bismarcks breviceps as a subspecies.","source":"Order Diprotodontia","sourceTaxonKey":231549115},{"key":445977320,"taxonKey":2440259,"type":"distribution","language":"eng","description":"Distribution: Timor, Sanana (Sulu Isls), Buru, Halmahera and Seram Isls (Indonesia) to northern New Guinea, Karkar Isl, Schouten group, Bismarck Arch., Solomon Isls; Sanana (Sula Isls), Buru, and Halmahera.","source":"Order Diprotodontia","sourceTaxonKey":231549115},{"key":445977321,"taxonKey":2440259,"type":"materials_examined","language":"eng","description":"Type Locality: Indonesia, Amboina (= Ambon) Isl, Maluku.","source":"Order Diprotodontia","sourceTaxonKey":231549115},{"key":447371500,"taxonKey":2440259,"type":"conservation","language":"eng","description":"STATUS: CITES - Appendix II.","source":"Order Diprotodontia","sourceTaxonKey":205130078},{"key":447371501,"taxonKey":2440259,"type":"discussion","language":"eng","description":"COMMENTS: Formerly included interpositus and lullulae (see G. G. George, 1979). Flannery et al. (1987) suggested that the southern races may prove to be specifically, even generically distinct, as Strigocuscus mimicus, but Flannery (1990) did not adopt this course.","source":"Order Diprotodontia","sourceTaxonKey":205130078},{"key":447371502,"taxonKey":2440259,"type":"distribution","language":"eng","description":"DISTRIBUTION: Timor and Ceram Isis (Indonesia) to New Guinea, and adjacent small islands; Bismarck Arch.; Solomon Isis; and E Cape York (Queensland, Australia).","source":"Order Diprotodontia","sourceTaxonKey":205130078},{"key":447371503,"taxonKey":2440259,"type":"materials_examined","language":"eng","description":"TYPE LOCALITY: Indonesia, Amboina (= Ambon) Isl, Maluku.","source":"Order Diprotodontia","sourceTaxonKey":205130078},{"key":447375931,"taxonKey":2440259,"type":"conservation","language":"eng","description":"PROTECTED STATUS: CITES - Appendix II.","source":"Order Marsupialia","sourceTaxonKey":205123804},{"key":447375932,"taxonKey":2440259,"type":"discussion","language":"eng","description":"COMMENT: Formerly included interpositus and lullulae; see George, 1979, in Tyler, ed., The Status of Endangered Australasian Wildlife, pp. 97 - 98.","source":"Order Marsupialia","sourceTaxonKey":205123804},{"key":447375933,"taxonKey":2440259,"type":"distribution","language":"eng","description":"DISTRIBUTION: Timor and Seram Isis, to New Guinea, and adjacent small Isis.; Bismarck Arch.; Solomon Islands; and E. Cape York (Queensland, Australia).","source":"Order Marsupialia","sourceTaxonKey":205123804},{"key":447375934,"taxonKey":2440259,"type":"materials_examined","language":"eng","description":"TYPE LOCALITY: Indonesia, Amboina Isl., Maluku.","source":"Order Marsupialia","sourceTaxonKey":205123804},{"key":447478354,"taxonKey":2440259,"type":"activity","language":"eng","description":"Activity patterns. There is no specific information available for this species, but the Northern Common Cuscus is no doubt nocturnal and sleeps in arboreal dens.","source":"Phalangeridae","sourceTaxonKey":195958989},{"key":447478355,"taxonKey":2440259,"type":"biology_ecology","language":"eng","description":"Habitat. Variety of forested habitats, including primary mossy forest and other primary forests, and old gardens. The Northern Common Cuscus is a widespread and occurs from sea level up to elevations of ¢. 1500 m in New Guinea (occurring higher in some of its insular distribution in the absence of other congeners). Anecdotal observations suggest that the Northern Common Cuscus can be more common in some gardens with greater concentrations of edible plants than in primary forest.","source":"Phalangeridae","sourceTaxonKey":195958989},{"key":447478356,"taxonKey":2440259,"type":"biology_ecology","language":"eng","description":"Movements, Home range and Social organization. There is no specific information available for this species, but Northern Common Cuscus may communicate with a call that sounds like a small dog.","source":"Phalangeridae","sourceTaxonKey":195958989}]}