Cercartetus caudatus (Milne-Edwards, 1877) . C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, 85:1079.

TYPE LOCALITY: Indonesia, Irian Jaya, Vogelkop, Manokwari Div., Arfak Mtns .

DISTRIBUTION: Interior New Guinea; Fergusson Isl (Papua New Guinea); NE Queensland (Australia).

STATUS: Common.

SYNONYMS: macrura.

COMMENTS: Includes macrura (see Ride, 1970:224). Formerly included in Eudromicia; see comment under genus.