Ailurops ursinus intermedius (Hooijer, 1952:241)

Sulawesi bear cuscus

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Synonym/s: Phalanger ursinus intermedius Hooijer, 1952:241 (original combination); Phalanger furvus intermedius (Hooijer, 1952:241)

Possibly invalid. Treated as valid by Jackson et al. (2024).

Conservation Status

Extinct or Invalid (synonym)

Last record: early Holocene (Jackson et al., 2024:631)

Distribution & Habitat

Sulawesi, Indonesia

Biology & Ecology

Hypodigm

Media

References

Original scientific description:

Hooijer, D. A. (1952). Some remarks on the subspecies of Phalanger ursinus (Temminck) and of Lenomys meyeri (Jentink) from Celebes. Zoologische Mededelingen 31(21): 233-246.

Other references:

Hooijer, D. A. (1950). Man and other mammals from Toalian sites in south-western Celebes. Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Nederlandische Akademie van Wetenschappen 46: 1-164.

Jackson, Stephen M., Travouillon, Kenny J., Beck, Robin, M. D., Archer, Michael, Hand, Suzanne J., Helgen, Kristofer M., Fitzgerald, Erich M. G. and Price, Gilbert J. (2024). An annotated checklist of Australasian fossil mammals. Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology 48(4): 548-746. https://doi.org/10.1080/03115518.2024.2434062

Lemoine, Rhys Taylor, Buitenwerf, Robert, Faurby, Sören and Svenning, Jens-Christian. (2025). Phylogenetic Evidence Supports the Effect of Traits on Late-Quaternary Megafauna Extinction in the Context of Human Activity. Global Ecology and Biogeography 34(7): e70078. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.70078 [Supporting Information: Data S1]

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