Lowland ringtail possum

Lowland ringtail possum[1]
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Diprotodontia
Family: Pseudocheiridae
Genus: Pseudochirulus
Species: P. canescens
Binomial name
Pseudochirulus canescens
(Waterhouse, 1846)
Lowland ringtail pPossum range
Synonyms

Pseudocheirus canescens (Waterhouse, 1846)

The lowland ringtail possum (Pseudochirulus canescens) is a species of marsupial in the Pseudocheiridae family. It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.[2]

References

  1. Groves, C. P. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M, eds. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 52. OCLC 62265494. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Helgen, K., Dickman, C. & Aplin, K. (2008). Pseudochirulus canescens. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 28 December 2008. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern