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| Masked ringtail possum | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Diprotodontia |
| Family: | Pseudocheiridae |
| Genus: | Pseudochirulus |
| Species: | P.larvatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudochirulus larvatus (Forster and Rothschild, 1911)2 |
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| Masked ringtail possum range | |
The masked ringtail possum, Pseudochirulus larvatus, is a marsupial possum of the family Pseudocheiridae. It is found in northeastern New Guinea in the Star Mountains. the eastern Central Cordillera, the Huon Peninsula and the northern coast ranges.13 Masked ringtails are arboreal residents of various forest ecosystems. They are sexually dimorphic and locally common.1 This species is sometimes classified as a subpopulation of P. forbesi;13 however, it has a separate range.
References
- ^ a b c d McKnight, M. (2008). "Pseudochirulus larvatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
- ^ http://zipcodezoo.com/Animals/P/Pseudochirulus_larvatus/#MoreInfo
- ^ a b Wilson, Don E.; Reeder, DeeAnn M., eds. (2005), Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), Johns Hopkins University Press, retrieved 16 August 2009
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