Weyland ringtail possum
| Weyland ringtail possum[1] | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Diprotodontia |
| Family: | Pseudocheiridae |
| Genus: | Pseudochirulus |
| Species: | P. caroli |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudochirulus caroli Thomas, 1921 | |
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| Weyland ringtail possum range | |
The Weyland ringtail possum (Pseudochirulus caroli) is a species of marsupial in the family Pseudocheiridae. It is endemic to the western Central Cordillera of Papua Province, Indonesia.[2] P. caroli is also “known from four localities west of the Star Mountains" and tends to live in montane forest or other hilly areas.[3] Currently the Weyland ringtail is not endangered, but should be “monitored [because] it could rapidly become threatened if either human encroachment or hunting were to increase significantly.”[3]
References
- ↑ 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. 52. OCLC 62265494. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
- 1 2 Helgen, K.; Leary, T.; Singadan, R.; Menzies, J. & Wright, D. (2008). "Pseudochirulus caroli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
- 1 2 Helgen, K., T. Leary, R. Singadan, J. Menzies, and D. Wright. “Pseudochirulus caroli.” Pseudochirulus caroli (Weyland Ringtail). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, 2008. Web. 14 Oct. 2014. http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/18507/0
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