Masked ringtail possum
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| Pseudochirulus larvatus (Forster and Rothschild, 1911)[2]
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The masked ringtail possum (Pseudochirulus larvatus) is a marsupial possum of the family Pseudocheiridae. It is found in northeastern New Guinea in the Star Mountains. the eastern Central Cordillera, the Huon Peninsula and the northern coast ranges.[1][3] Masked ringtails are arboreal residents of various forest ecosystems. They are sexually dimorphic and locally common.[1] This species is sometimes classified as a subpopulation of P. forbesi;[1][3] however, it has a separate range.
References
- ^ a b c d Template:IUCN2009.1
- ^ http://zipcodezoo.com/Animals/P/Pseudochirulus_larvatus/#MoreInfo
- ^ a b Wilson, Don E.; Reeder, DeeAnn M., eds. (2005), Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), Johns Hopkins University Press, retrieved 16 August 2009
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