Plush-coated ringtail possum
The plush-coated ringtail possum or golden ringtail possum (Pseudochirops corinnae) is a species of marsupial in the family Pseudocheiridae. It is found in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.[2]
| Plush-coated ringtail possum[1] | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Diprotodontia |
| Family: | Pseudocheiridae |
| Genus: | Pseudochirops |
| Species: | P. corinnae |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudochirops corinnae (Thomas, 1897) | |
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| Plush-coated ringtail possum range | |
Names
It is known as wcm, pungi-mdep, wlpog in the Kalam language of Papua New Guinea.[3]
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. 53. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
- Leary, T.; Singadan, R.; Menzies, J.; Wright, D.; Helgen, K.; Dickman, C. & Salas, L. (2008). "Pseudochirops corinnae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2008: e.T18504A8356425. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T18504A8356425.en. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- Pawley, Andrew and Ralph Bulmer. 2011. A Dictionary of Kalam with Ethnographic Notes. Canberra. Pacific Linguistics.
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