Pseudochirulus

Pseudochirulus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Diprotodontia
Family:	Pseudocheiridae
Genus:	Pseudochirulus Matschie, 1915
Species
Pseudochirulus canescens Pseudochirulus caroli Pseudochirulus cinereus Pseudochirulus forbesi Pseudochirulus herbertensis Pseudochirulus larvatus Pseudochirulus mayeri Pseudochirulus schlegeli

Pseudochirulus, also known as the ringtail possum, is a genus of marsupial in the family Pseudocheiridae native to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Queensland, Australia. Pseudochirulus live on trees and their diet mainly consists of leaves. The ringtail possums are related to five other genera Hemibelideus, Petauroides, Petropseudes, Pseudocheirus and Pseudochirops.^{[1] [2]}

Species

It contains the following species:^[3]

• Lowland ringtail possum, Pseudochirulus canescens
• Weyland ringtail possum, Pseudochirulus caroli
• Cinereus ringtail possum, Pseudochirulus cinereus
• Painted ringtail possum, Pseudochirulus forbesi
• Herbert River ringtail possum, Pseudochirulus herbertensis
• Masked ringtail possum, Pseudochirulus larvatus
• Pygmy ringtail possum, Pseudochirulus mayeri
• Vogelkop ringtail possum, Pseudochirulus schlegeli

References

1. Meredith, Robert W., Miguel A. Mendoza, Karen K. Roberts, Michael Westerman, and Mark S. Springer. "A Phylogeny and Timescale for the Evolution of Pseudocheiridae (Marsupialia: Diprotodontia) in Australia and New Guinea." Journal of Mammalian Evolution. 17.2 (2010): pp.75, 75-99. Springer Link. Web. 14 Oct. 2014. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10914-010-9129-7
2. Meredith, Robert W., Miguel A. Mendoza, Karen K. Roberts, Michael Westerman, and Mark S. Springer. "A Phylogeny and Timescale for the Evolution of Pseudocheiridae (Marsupialia: Diprotodontia) in Australia and New Guinea." Journal of Mammalian Evolution. 17.2 (2010): pp.75-76, 75-99. Springer Link. Web. 14 Oct. 2014. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10914-010-9129-7
3. 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. pp. 51–53. OCLC 62265494. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.