Vogelkop ringtail possum
Vogelkop ringtail possum[1] | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
Order: | Diprotodontia |
Family: | Pseudocheiridae |
Genus: | Pseudochirulus |
Species: | P. schlegeli
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Binomial name | |
Pseudochirulus schlegeli (Jentink, 1884)
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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. It is threatened by habitat loss.[2]
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. 53. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Helgen, K.; Dickman, C. & Salas, L. (2008). "Pseudochirulus schlegeli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List vulnerable species
- Possums
- Mammals of Western New Guinea
- Mammals described in 1884
- Diprotodont stubs