Painted Ringtail Possum

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

Pseudocheirus forbesi (Thomas, 1887)

The Painted Ringtail Possum or Moss-forest Ringtail Possum (Pseudochirulus forbesi) is a species of marsupial in the Pseudocheiridae family. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Groves, Colin (16 November 2005). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 52. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. 
  2. ^ a b Australasian Marsupial & Monotreme Specialist Group (1996). Pseudochirulus forbesi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 2007-07-29.