False ringtail possums (''Pseudochirops'') are members of a genus of
marsupial
Marsupials are any members of the mammalian infraclass Marsupialia. All extant marsupials are endemic to Australasia, Wallacea and the Americas. A distinctive characteristic common to most of these species is that the young are carried in ...
in the family
Pseudocheiridae
Pseudocheiridae is a family of arboreal marsupials containing 17 extant species of ringtailed possums and close relatives. They are found in forested areas and shrublands throughout Australia and New Guinea.
Characteristics
Physically, they a ...
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It contains the following species:
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D'Albertis's ringtail possum, ''Pseudochirops albertisii''
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Green ringtail possum, ''Pseudochirops archeri''
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Plush-coated ringtail possum, ''Pseudochirops corinnae''
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Reclusive ringtail possum, ''Pseudochirops coronatus''
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Coppery ringtail possum, ''Pseudochirops cupreus''
References
Possums
Marsupial genera
Taxa named by Paul Matschie
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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