Pseudochirulus forbesi

(O. Thomas, 1887)

Painted Ring-tailed Possum

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Marsupialia
Superorder : Australidelphia
Order : Diprotodontia
Suborder : Macropodiformes
Superfamily : Petauroidea
Family : Pseudocheiridae
Subfamily : Pseudocheirinae
Genus : Pseudochirulus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1887-02-01. Description of a new Papuan Phalanger. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (5)19(110):146-147.

Original name as described

Pseudochirus forbesi

Other common names

Painted Ringtail · Moss-forest Ringtail

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1888.3.16.7

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Sogere [= Sogeri], Astrolabe Mountains, South-east New Guinea [= Papua New Guinea, Central Province], 2000 feet altitude."

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Papua New Guinea

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

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