Phalangista cookii Desmarest, 1817

(Figs 21; 22; 98)

Phalangista cookii Desmarest, 1817a: 476 .

COMMON NAME. — Eastern Ringed-tailed Possum.

CURRENT NAME. — Pseudocheirus peregrinus cookii (Desmarest, 1817) .

See Jackson & Groves (2015: 117).

COLLECTOR/S. — Charles-Alexandre Lesueur, contra de Beaufort (1966: 532) who mentioned both Péron and Lesueur as its collectors. COLLECTION LOCALITY. — Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania), Australia (see Julien-Laferrière 1994: 21), but also given as mainland Australia by McKay (1988: 95). The type locality of this taxon is currently the subject of genetic research. COLLECTION DATE. — No data. SPECIMEN NUMBER/S. — MNHN-ZM-MO-1990-411 (Figs 21; 22), lectotype, skull and skin mount (de Beaufort 1966: 532-533; Julien-Laferrière 1994: 21).

OTHER NUMBER/S. — Anc. Cat. Gal. 173, Nouv. Cat. Gal. 201 (Julien-Laferrière 1994: 21). Number for skull: Cat. Anat. Comp. A2571 and CAG I-773.

ILLUSTRATIONS. — Illustrated by Charles-Alexandre Lesueur – Muséum d’Histoire naturelle du Havre, Inv. no. 80094 (Fig. 98; two living animals).