Order Diprotodontia Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1 43 70 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316519 Phalanger gymnotis Peters and Doria 1875 Phalanger gymnotis Peters and Doria 1875 , Ann. Mus. Civ. Stor. Nat. Genova, 7: 543 . Type Locality: Indonesia , Aru Isls, Gialnhegen Isl (restricted by Van der Feen, 1962:40 ). Vernacular Names: Ground Cuscus . Subspecies: : Subspecies Phalanger gymnotis subsp. gymnotis Peters and Doria 1875 Subspecies Phalanger gymnotis subsp. leucippus Thomas 1898 Distribution: New Guinea ; Aru Isls and other small Indonesian islands. Conservation: IUCN – Data Deficient. Common. Discussion: Distribution poorly known. Included in Strigocuscus by Flannery et al. (1987) , but Norris (1994) and Kirsch et al. (1997) found that it is part of the Phalanger clade.