Lowland ringtail possum
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| Lowland ringtail possum[1] | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Diprotodontia |
| Family: | Pseudocheiridae |
| Genus: | Pseudochirulus |
| Species: | P. canescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudochirulus canescens (Waterhouse, 1846) |
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| Lowland ringtail possum range | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pseudocheirus canescens (Waterhouse, 1846) |
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The lowland ringtail possum (Pseudochirulus canescens) is a species of marsupial in the family Pseudocheiridae. It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ 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. OCLC 62265494. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
- ^ a b Helgen, K., Dickman, C. & Aplin, K. (2008). Pseudochirulus canescens. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
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