Vogelkop Ringtail Possum

Vogelkop Ringtail Possum[1]
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Diprotodontia
Family: Pseudocheiridae
Genus: Pseudochirulus
Species: P. schlegeli
Binomial name
Pseudochirulus schlegeli
(Jentink, 1884)
Vogelkop Ringtail Possum range
Synonyms

Pseudochirulus schlegeli (Jentink, 1884)

The Vogelkop Ringtail Possum (Pseudochirulus schlegeli) is a species of marsupial in the Pseudocheiridae family. It is endemic to the Vogelkop Peninsula, West Papua, Indonesia. It is threatened by habitat loss.[2]

References

  1. ^ Groves, C. (2005). Wilson, D. E., & Reeder, D. M, eds. ed. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 53. OCLC 62265494. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3. 
  2. ^ a b Helgen, K., Dickman, C. & Salas, L. (2008). Pseudochirulus schlegeli. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 December 2008. Database entry includes justification for why this species is listed as vulnerable