Masked Ringtail Possum

Masked Ringtail Possum
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Diprotodontia
Family:	Pseudocheiridae
Genus:	Pseudochirulus
Species:	P.larvatus
Binomial name
Pseudochirulus larvatus (Forster and Rothschild, 1911)[2]
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.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "Pseudochirulus larvatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. 2008. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/136699. Retrieved 16 August 2009. 
2. ^ http://zipcodezoo.com/Animals/P/Pseudochirulus_larvatus/#MoreInfo
3. ^ ^{a b} Wilson, Don E.; Reeder, DeeAnn M., eds. (2005), Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), Johns Hopkins University Press, http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/browse.asp?s=y&id=11000123, retrieved 16 August 2009 

Vombatidae
(Wombats)

Vombatus	Common Wombat (V. ursinus)
Lasiorhinus	Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat (L. latifrons) · Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat (L. krefftii)

Suborder Phalangeriformes (Possums) (cont. below)
Phalangeridae (including Cuscuses) Ailurops (Bear cuscuses) Talaud Bear Cuscus (A. melanotis) · Sulawesi Bear Cuscus (A. ursinus) Phalanger Gebe Cuscus (P. alexandrae) · Mountain Cuscus (P. carmelitae) · Ground Cuscus (P. gymnotis) · Eastern Common Cuscus (P. intercastellanus) · Woodlark Cuscus (P. lullulae) · Blue-eyed Cuscus (P. matabiru) · Telefomin Cuscus (P. matanim) · Southern Common Cuscus (P. mimicus) · Northern Common Cuscus (P. orientalis) · Ornate Cuscus (P. ornatus) · Rothschild's Cuscus (P. rothschildi) · Silky Cuscus (P. sericeus) · Stein's Cuscus (P. vestitus) Spilocuscus Admiralty Island Cuscus (S. kraemeri) · Common Spotted Cuscus (S. maculatus) · Waigeou Cuscus (S. papuensis) · Black-spotted Cuscus (S. rufoniger) · Blue-eyed Spotted Cuscus (S. wilsoni) Strigocuscus Sulawesi Dwarf Cuscus (S. celebensis) · Banggai Cuscus (S. pelegensis) Trichosurus (Brushtail possums) Northern Brushtail Possum (T. arnhemensis) · Short-eared Possum (T. caninus) · Mountain Brushtail Possum (T. cunninghami) · Coppery Brushtail Possum (T. johnstonii) · Common Brushtail Possum (T. vulpecula) Wyulda Scaly-tailed Possum (W. squamicaudata) Burramyidae (Pygmy possums) Burramys Mountain Pygmy Possum (B. parvus) Cercartetus Long-tailed Pygmy Possum (C. caudatus) · Southwestern Pygmy Possum (C. concinnus) · Tasmanian Pygmy Possum (C. lepidus) · Eastern Pygmy Possum (C. nanus)

Suborder Phalangeriformes (Possums) (cont. above)
Tarsipedidae Tarsipes Honey Possum (T. rostratus) Petauridae Dactylopsila Great-tailed Triok (D. megalura) · Long-fingered Triok (D. palpator) · Tate's Triok (D. tatei) · Striped Possum (D. trivirgata) Gymnobelideus Leadbeater's Possum (G. leadbeateri) Petaurus Northern Glider (P. abidi) · Yellow-bellied Glider (P. australis) · Biak Glider (P. biacensis) · Sugar Glider (P. breviceps) · Mahogany Glider (P. gracilis) · Squirrel Glider (P. norfolcensis) Pseudocheiridae Hemibelideus Lemur-like Ringtail Possum (H. lemuroides) Petauroides Greater Glider (P. volans) Petropseudes Rock-haunting Ringtail Possum (P. dahli) Pseudocheirus Common Ringtail Possum (P. peregrinus) Pseudochirulus Lowland Ringtail Possum (P. canescens) · Weyland Ringtail Possum (P. caroli) · Cinereus Ringtail Possum (P. cinereus) · Painted Ringtail Possum (P. forbesi) · Herbert River Ringtail Possum (P. herbertensis) · Masked Ringtail Possum (P. larvatus) · Pygmy Ringtail Possum (P. mayeri) · Vogelkop Ringtail Possum (P. schlegeli) Pseudochirops D'Albertis' Ringtail Possum (P. albertisii) · Green Ringtail Possum (P. archeri) · Plush-coated Ringtail Possum (P. corinnae) · Reclusive Ringtail Possum (P. coronatus) · Coppery Ringtail Possum (P. cupreus) Acrobatidae Acrobates Feathertail Glider (A. pygmaeus) Distoechurus Feather-tailed Possum (D. pennatus)

Suborder Macropodiformes (cont. below)
Macropodidae (includes Wallabies) Lagostrophus Banded Hare-wallaby (L. fasciatus) Dendrolagus (Tree-kangaroos) Grizzled Tree-kangaroo (D. inustus) · Lumholtz's Tree-kangaroo (D. lumholtzi) · Bennett's Tree-kangaroo (D. bennettianus) · Ursine Tree-kangaroo (D. ursinus) · Matschie's Tree-kangaroo (D. matschiei) · Doria's Tree-kangaroo (D. dorianus) · Ifola Tree Kangaroo (D. notatus) · Goodfellow's Tree-kangaroo (D. goodfellowi) · Lowlands Tree-kangaroo (D. spadix) · Golden-mantled Tree-kangaroo (D. pulcherrimus) · Seri's Tree-kangaroo (D. stellarum) · Dingiso (D. mbaiso) · Tenkile (D. scottae) Dorcopsis Brown Dorcopsis (D. muelleri) · White-striped Dorcopsis (D. hageni) · Black Dorcopsis (D. atrata) · Gray Dorcopsis (D. luctuosa) Dorcopsulus Small Dorcopsis (D. vanheurni) · Macleay's Dorcopsis (D. macleayi) Lagorchestes Spectacled Hare-wallaby (L. conspicillatus) · Rufous Hare-wallaby (L. hirsutus) Macropus (includes Kangaroos and Wallaroos) Subgenus Notamacropus: Agile Wallaby (M. agilis) · Black-striped Wallaby (M. dorsalis) · Tammar Wallaby (M. eugenii) · Western Brush Wallaby (M. irma) · Parma Wallaby (M. parma) · Pretty-faced Wallaby (M. parryi) · Red-necked Wallaby (M. rufogriseus) Subgenus Osphranter: Antilopine Kangaroo (M. antilopinus) · Woodward's Wallaroo (M. bernadus) · Eastern Wallaroo (M. robustus) · Red Kangaroo (M. rufus) Subgenus Macropus: Western Grey Kangaroo (M. fuliginosus) · Eastern Grey Kangaroo (M. giganteus) Onychogalea (Nail-tail wallabies) Bridled Nail-tail Wallaby (O. fraenata) · Northern Nail-tail Wallaby (O. unguifera) Petrogale (Rock-wallabies) P. brachyotis species-group: Short-eared Rock-wallaby (P. brachyotis) · Monjon (P. burbidgei) · Nabarlek (P. concinna) P. xanthopus species-group: Proserpine Rock-wallaby (P. persephone) · Rothschild's Rock-wallaby (P. rothschildi) · Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby (P. xanthopus) P. lateralis/penicillata species-group: Allied Rock-wallaby (P. assimilis) · Cape York Rock-wallaby (P. coenensis) · Godman's Rock-wallaby (P. godmani) · Herbert's Rock-wallaby (P. herberti) · Unadorned Rock-wallaby (P. inornata) · Black-flanked Rock-wallaby (P. lateralis) · Mareeba Rock-wallaby (P. mareeba) · Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby (P. penicillata) · Purple-necked Rock-wallaby (P. purpureicollis) · Mt. Claro Rock-wallaby (P. sharmani) Setonix Quokka (S. brachyurus) Thylogale (Pademelons) Tasmanian Pademelon (T. billardierii) · Brown's Pademelon (T. browni) · Dusky Pademelon (T. brunii) · Calaby's Pademelon (T. calabyi) · Mountain Pademelon (T. lanatus) · Red-legged Pademelon (T. stigmatica) · Red-necked Pademelon (T. thetis) Wallabia Swamp Wallaby (W. bicolor)

Suborder Macropodiformes (cont. above)
Potoroidae Aepyprymnus Rufous Rat-kangaroo (A. rufescens) Bettongia (Bettongs) Eastern Bettong (B. gaimardi) · Boodie (B. lesueur) · Woylie (B. penicillata) · Northern Bettong (B. tropica) Potorous (Potoroos) Long-footed Potoroo (P. longipes) · Long-nosed Potoroo (P. tridactylus) · Gilbert's Potoroo (. gilbertii) Hypsiprymnodontidae Hypsiprymnodon Musky Rat-kangaroo (H. moschatus)