Plush-coated ringtail possum
Plush-coated ringtail possum[1] | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Diprotodontia |
Family: | Pseudocheiridae |
Genus: | Pseudochirops |
Species: | P. corinnae |
Binomial name | |
Pseudochirops corinnae (Thomas, 1897) | |
Plush-coated ringtail possum range |
The plush-coated ringtail possum or golden ringtail possum (Pseudochirops corinnae) is a species of marsupial in the family Pseudocheiridae. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.[2]
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. 53. OCLC 62265494. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
- 1 2 Leary, T., Singadan, R., Menzies, J., Wright, D., Helgen, K., Dickman, C. & Salas, L. (2008). Pseudochirops corinnae. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
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