Painted ringtail possum

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]

Painted ringtail possum[1]

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Marsupialia
Order: Diprotodontia
Family: Pseudocheiridae
Genus: Pseudochirulus
Species:
P. forbesi
Binomial name
Pseudochirulus forbesi
(Thomas, 1887)
Painted ringtail possum range
Synonyms

Pseudocheirus forbesi (Thomas, 1887)

Names

It is known as skoyd or boñay in the Kalam language of Papua New Guinea.[3]

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References
  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. 52. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
  2. Helgen, K.; Dickman, C. & Salas, L. (2008). "Pseudochirulus forbesi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 28 December 2008.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  3. Pawley, Andrew and Ralph Bulmer. 2011. A Dictionary of Kalam with Ethnographic Notes. Canberra. Pacific Linguistics.


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