Plush-coated ringtail possum
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| Plush-coated ringtail possum1 | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Diprotodontia |
| Family: | Pseudocheiridae |
| Genus: | Pseudochirops |
| Species: | P. corinnae |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudochirops corinnae (Thomas, 1897) |
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| Plush-coated ringtail possum range | |
The plush-coated ringtail possum or golden ringtail possum (Pseudochirops corinnae) is a species of marsupial in the Pseudocheiridae family. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.2
References
- ^ Groves, C. P. (2005). In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 53. OCLC 62265494. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
- ^ a b 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. Database entry includes justification for why this species is listed as near threatened
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