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Lowland ringtail possum

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Lowland ringtail possum[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Marsupialia
Order: Diprotodontia
Family: Pseudocheiridae
Genus: Pseudochirulus
Species:
P. canescens
Binomial name
Pseudochirulus canescens
(Waterhouse, 1846)
Lowland ringtail possum range
Synonyms

Pseudocheirus canescens (Waterhouse, 1846)

The lowland ringtail possum (Pseudochirulus canescens) is a species of marsupial in the family Pseudocheiridae. It is found in Indonesia, the Solomon Islands, and Papua New Guinea.[2]

References

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  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. ^ a b Helgen, K.; Dickman, C.; Aplin, K. (2016). "Pseudochirulus canescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T40638A21961626. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T40638A21961626.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.