Pseudochirulus
Sign in to savethumb | right | alt=Pseudochirulus herbertensis | Pseudochirulus herbertensis Slender ringtail possum or Small ringtail possum (Pseudochirulus), also known as the ringtail possum, is a genus of marsupial in the family Pseudocheiridae native to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Queensland, Australia. Pseudochirulus live on trees and their diet mainly consists of leaves. The ringtail possums are related to five other genera Hemibelideus, Petauroides, Petropseudes, Pseudocheirus and Pseudochirops.
Taxonomy · GBIF
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderDiprotodontia
- FamilyPseudocheiridae
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thumb | right | alt=Pseudochirulus herbertensis | Pseudochirulus herbertensis Slender ringtail possum or Small ringtail possum (Pseudochirulus), also known as the ringtail possum, is a genus of marsupial in the family Pseudocheiridae native to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Queensland, Australia. Pseudochirulus live on trees and their diet mainly consists of leaves. The ringtail possums are related to five other genera Hemibelideus, Petauroides, Petropseudes, Pseudocheirus and Pseudochirops.
==Species== It contains the following species: Lowland ringtail possum, Pseudochirulus canescens Weyland ringtail possum, Pseudochirulus caroli Cinereus ringtail possum, Pseudochirulus cinereus Painted ringtail possum, Pseudochirulus forbesi Herbert River ringtail possum, Pseudochirulus herbertensis Masked ringtail possum, Pseudochirulus larvatus Pygmy ringtail possum, Pseudochirulus mayeri Vogelkop ringtail possum, Pseudochirulus schlegeli