Pseudochirops
| Pseudochirops[1] | |
|---|---|
| |
| Green ringtail possum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Diprotodontia |
| Family: | Pseudocheiridae |
| Subfamily: | Kirsch, Lapointe and Springer, 1997 |
| Genus: | Matschie, 1915 |
| Type species | |
| Phalangista (Pseudochirus) albertisii Peters, 1874
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| Species | |
False ringtail possums (Pseudochirops) are members of a genus of marsupial in the family Pseudocheiridae.[2] It contains the following species:
- D'Albertis's ringtail possum, Pseudochirops albertisii
- Green ringtail possum, Pseudochirops archeri
- Plush-coated ringtail possum, Pseudochirops corinnae
- Reclusive ringtail possum, Pseudochirops coronatus
- Coppery ringtail possum, Pseudochirops cupreus
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. 53. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.