Vogelkop ringtail possum
| Vogelkop ringtail possum[1] | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Diprotodontia |
| Family: | Pseudocheiridae |
| Genus: | Pseudochirulus |
| Species: | P. schlegeli |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudochirulus schlegeli (Jentink, 1884) | |
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| Vogelkop ringtail possum range | |
| Synonyms | |
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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
- ↑ 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 Helgen, K., Dickman, C. & Salas, L. (2008). Pseudochirulus schlegeli. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
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