Vogelkop ringtail possum

Vogelkop ringtail possum[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Diprotodontia
Family: Pseudocheiridae
Genus: Pseudochirulus
Species: P. schlegeli
Binomial name
Pseudochirulus schlegeli
(Jentink, 1884)
Vogelkop ringtail possum range
Synonyms

Pseudochirulus schlegeli (Jentink, 1884)

The Vogelkop ringtail possum (Pseudochirulus schlegeli) is a species of marsupial in the family Pseudocheiridae. It is endemic to the Vogelkop Peninsula, West Papua, Indonesia. It is threatened by habitat loss.[2]

References

  1. Groves, C.P. (2005). Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M., eds. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 53. OCLC 62265494. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
  2. 1 2 Helgen, K.; Dickman, C. & Salas, L. (2008). "Pseudochirulus schlegeli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 28 December 2008.


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