Pseudochirulus
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| Pseudochirulus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Diprotodontia |
| Family: | Pseudocheiridae |
| Genus: | Pseudochirulus Matschie, 1915 |
| Species | |
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Pseudochirulus is a genus of marsupial in the Pseudocheiridae family native to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Queensland, Australia.
It contains the following species:[1]
- Lowland Ringtail Possum, Pseudochirulus canescens
- Weyland Ringtail Possum, Pseudochirulus caroli
- Cinereus Ringtail Possum, Pseudochirulus cinereus
- Painted Ringtail Possum, Pseudochirulus forbesi
- Herbert River Ringtail Possum, Pseudochirulus herbertensis
- Masked Ringtail Possum, Pseudochirulus larvatus
- Pygmy Ringtail Possum, Pseudochirulus mayeri
- Vogelkop Ringtail Possum, Pseudochirulus schlegeli
References
- ↑ Groves, C. P. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M, eds. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 51–53. OCLC 62265494. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
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