Pseudochirulus schlegelii
(Jentink, 1884)
Arfak 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
Notes Leyden Mus. 6: 110.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9635595Original name as described
Pseudochirus schlegelii
Other common names
Arfak Ringtail · Vogelkop Ringtail
Type material
RMNH.MAM.13388.a, RMNH.MAM.13388.b
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.13388.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.13388.bType locality
"New Guinea, Arfak Mountains."
Biogeographic realm
Australasia
Country distribution
Indonesia
Taxonomy notes
spelling changed from 'schlegeli' to 'schlegelii' to match the spelling in the original description
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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