Weyland ringtail possum
The Weyland ringtail possum (Pseudochirulus caroli) is a species of marsupial in the family Pseudocheiridae. It is endemic to the western Central Cordillera of Papua Province, Indonesia.[2] P. caroli is also "known from four localities west of the Star Mountains" and tends to live in montane forest or other hilly areas.[3] Currently the Weyland ringtail is not endangered, but should be "monitored [because] it could rapidly become threatened if either human encroachment or hunting were to increase significantly."[3]
Weyland 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. caroli |
Binomial name | |
Pseudochirulus caroli Thomas, 1921 | |
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Weyland ringtail possum range |
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.
- Helgen, K.; Leary, T.; Singadan, R.; Menzies, J. & Wright, D. (2008). "Pseudochirulus caroli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 28 December 2008.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Helgen, K., T. Leary, R. Singadan, J. Menzies, and D. Wright. "Pseudochirulus caroli". Pseudochirulus caroli (Weyland Ringtail). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, 2008. Web. 14 Oct. 2014. http://oldredlist.iucnredlist.org/details/18507/0
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