Tate's triok
| Tate's triok[1] | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Diprotodontia |
| Family: | Petauridae |
| Genus: | Dactylopsila |
| Species: | D. tatei |
| Binomial name | |
| Dactylopsila tatei Laurie, 1952 | |
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| Tate's triok range | |
Tate's triok, also known as the Fergusson Island striped possum (Dactylopsila tatei), is a species of marsupial in the Petauridae family. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.[2]
References
- ↑ Groves, C. P. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M, eds. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 54. OCLC 62265494. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Leary, T., Wright, D., Hamilton, S., Singadan, R., Menzies, J., Bonaccorso, F., Helgen, K., Seri, L. & Allison, A. (2008). Dactylopsila tatei. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 28 December 2008. Database entry includes justification for why this species is listed as endangered