Weyland ringtail possum

Weyland ringtail possum [1]
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Infraclass:	Marsupialia
Order:	Diprotodontia
Family:	Pseudocheiridae
Genus:	Pseudochirulus
Species:	P. caroli
Binomial name
Pseudochirulus caroli (Thomas, 1921)
Weyland ringtail possum range

The Weyland ringtail possum (Pseudochirulus caroli) is a species of marsupial in the family Pseudocheiridae. It is endemic to the western Central Cordillera, including the Weyland and Star Mountains, 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]

References

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.