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Vogelkop ringtail possum

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Vogelkop ringtail possum[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Marsupialia
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 family Pseudocheiridae. It is endemic to the Vogelkop Peninsula, West Papua, Indonesia.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Groves, C. P. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 53. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
  2. ^ a b Helgen, K.; Dickman, C.; Salas, L. (2016). "Pseudochirulus schlegeli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T40641A21962129. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T40641A21962129.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.