Painted ringtail possum

Painted ringtail possum[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Diprotodontia
Family: Pseudocheiridae
Genus: Pseudochirulus
Species: P. forbesi
Binomial name
Pseudochirulus forbesi
(Thomas, 1887)
Painted ringtail possum range
Synonyms

Pseudocheirus forbesi (Thomas, 1887)

The painted ringtail possum or moss-forest ringtail possum (Pseudochirulus forbesi) is a species of marsupial in the family Pseudocheiridae. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.[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. 52. OCLC 62265494. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
  2. 1 2 Helgen, K., Dickman, C. & Salas, L. (2008). Pseudochirulus forbesi. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 28 December 2008.


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