Painted ringtail possum
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Diprotodontia |
| Family: | Pseudocheiridae |
| Genus: | Pseudochirulus |
| Species: | P. forbesi
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| Binomial name | |
| Pseudochirulus forbesi (Thomas, 1887)
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| Painted ringtail possum range | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pseudocheirus forbesi (Thomas, 1887) | |
The painted ringtail possum or moss-forest ringtail possum (Pseudochirulus forbesi) is a species of marsupial in the family Pseudocheiridae. It is found in Papua New Guinea.[2]
Names[]
It is known as skoyd or boñay in the Kalam language of Papua New Guinea.[3]
References[]
- ^ 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. 52. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ a b Helgen, K.; Dickman, C.; Salas, L. (2016). "Pseudochirulus forbesi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T40639A21961873. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T40639A21961873.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ Pawley, Andrew and Ralph Bulmer. 2011. A Dictionary of Kalam with Ethnographic Notes. Canberra. Pacific Linguistics.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Possums
- Mammals described in 1887
- Diprotodont stubs