| Masked ringtail possum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Diprotodontia |
| Family: | Pseudocheiridae |
| Genus: | Pseudochirulus |
| Species: | P. larvatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudochirulus larvatus (Forster & Rothschild, 1911) [2] | |
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| Masked ringtail possum range | |
The masked ringtail possum (Pseudochirulus larvatus) is a marsupial possum of the family Pseudocheiridae. It is found in northeastern New Guinea in the Star Mountains. the eastern Central Cordillera, the Huon Peninsula and the northern coast ranges. [1] [3] Masked ringtails are arboreal residents of various forest ecosystems. They are sexually dimorphic and locally common. [1] This species is sometimes classified as a subpopulation of P. forbesi ; [1] [3] however, it has a separate range.
