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Species
Least ConcernStriped Possum
species
Observations533
Maximum longevity: 9.6 years (captivity)
via IUCN
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Dactylopsila
- Image
- Dactylopsila trivirgata 1.jpg
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- taxon name
- Dactylopsila trivirgata
- Commons category
- Dactylopsila trivirgata
- taxon common name
- Großer Streifenbeutler
- endemic to
- Australia
- longest observed lifespan
- 9.6
- taxon author citation
- Gray, 1858
- short name
- D. trivirgata
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Encyclopedic overview
The striped possum or common striped possum (Dactylopsila trivirgata) is a member of the marsupial family Petauridae. It is found mainly in New Guinea. The species is black with three white stripes running head to tail, and its head has white stripes that form a 'Y' shape. It is closely related to the sugar glider, and is similar in appearance.
Taxonomy
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Striped possum” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.