Painted_ringtail_possum

Painted ringtail possum

Painted ringtail possum

Species of marsupial

The painted ringtail possum or moss-forest ringtail possum (Pseudochirulus forbesi) is a species of marsupial in the family Pseudocheiridae. It inhabits montane forests between altitudes of 450 to 3800 metres throughout the Huon Peninsula montane rain forests, Central Range montane rain forests and Huon Peninsula montane rain forests of Papua New Guinea.[2][3] It has a diet of primarily leaves, including those of Medinilla.[3]

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Names

It is known as skoyd or boñay in the Kalam language of Papua New Guinea.[4]

References

  1. [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.
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    Helgen, K.; Dickman, C.; Salas, L. (2016). "Pseudochirulus forbesi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T40639A21961873. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T40639A21961873.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
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    Meredith, Robert W.; Mendoza, Miguel A.; Roberts, Karen K.; Westerman, Michael; Springer, Mark S. (2010). "A Phylogeny and Timescale for the Evolution of Pseudocheiridae (Marsupialia: Diprotodontia) in Australia and New Guinea". Journal of Mammalian Evolution. 17 (2): 75–99. doi:10.1007/s10914-010-9129-7. ISSN 1064-7554. PMC 2987229. PMID 21125022.
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    Pawley, Andrew and Ralph Bulmer. 2011. A Dictionary of Kalam with Ethnographic Notes. Canberra. Pacific Linguistics.


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