Pseudochirops cupreus
(O. Thomas, 1897)
Coppery Ring-tailed Possum
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Marsupialia |
| Superorder | : Australidelphia |
| Order | : Diprotodontia |
| Suborder | : Macropodiformes |
| Superfamily | : Petauroidea |
| Family | : Pseudocheiridae |
| Subfamily | : Pseudochiropsinae |
| Genus | : Pseudochirops |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Thomas, O. 1897-06-28. On some new phalangers of the genus Pseudochirus. Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale di Genova 38:142-146.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7785367Original name as described
Pseudochirus cupreus
Other common names
Coppery Ringtail
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1896.1.25.4
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/7d2e1198-1dbf-45b5-893a-48bf17b7ffd9Type locality
"Mount Owen Stanley, British New Guinea [= Papua New Guinea]."
Biogeographic realm
Australasia
Country distribution
Indonesia · Papua New Guinea
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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