Weyland ringtail possum

The Weyland ringtail possum (Pseudochirulus caroli) is a species of marsupial in the family Pseudocheiridae. It is endemic to the western Central Cordillera 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.[3] 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]

Weyland ringtail possum[1]

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

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. (2008). "Pseudochirulus caroli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 28 December 2008.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  3. Helgen, K., T. Leary, R. Singadan, J. Menzies, and D. Wright. "Pseudochirulus caroli". Pseudochirulus caroli (Weyland Ringtail). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, 2008. Web. 14 Oct. 2014. http://oldredlist.iucnredlist.org/details/18507/0


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