Weyland ringtail possum
The Weyland ringtail possum (Pseudochirulus caroli) is a species of marsupial in the family Pseudocheiridae. It is endemic to the western Central Cordillera of Papua Province, Indonesia.[2] P. caroli is also "known from four localities west of the Star Mountains" and tends to live in montane forest or other hilly areas.[2] Currently the Weyland ringtail is not endangered, but should be "monitored [because] it could rapidly become threatened if either human encroachment or hunting were to increase significantly."[3]
| Weyland ringtail possum[1] | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Diprotodontia |
| Family: | Pseudocheiridae |
| Genus: | Pseudochirulus |
| Species: | P. caroli |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudochirulus caroli Thomas, 1921 | |
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| Weyland ringtail possum range | |
References
- 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.
- Helgen, K.; Leary, T.; Singadan, R.; Menzies, J.; Wright, D. (2016). "Pseudochirulus caroli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T18507A21961944. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T18507A21961944.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- Helgen, K.; Leary, T.; Singadan, R.; Menzies, J.; Wright, D. (2016). "Pseudochirulus caroli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T18507A21961944. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T18507A21961944.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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