| Dactylopsila | |
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| Dactylopsila megalura | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Diprotodontia |
| Family: | Petauridae |
| Genus: |
Dactylopsila J. E. Gray, 1858 |
| Type species | |
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Dactylopsila trivirgata
J. E. Gray, 1858
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| Species | |
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Dactylopsila is a genus of marsupials in the family Petauridae, [1] native to New Guinea, the Cape York peninsula of Australia, and other close islands. Members of this genus are known as trioks or striped possums, though the latter name is usually used for D. trivirgata.
Species
The genus includes the following four species:
- Great-tailed triok, Dactylopsila megalura
- Long-fingered triok, Dactylopsila palpator
- Tate's triok, Dactylopsila tatei
- Striped possum, Dactylopsila trivirgata
- Arfak striped possum, Dactylopsila kambuayai
References
- ^ Groves, C. P. (2005). "Order Diprotodontia". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 53–54. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
External links
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Dactylopsila at Wikimedia Commons -
Data related to
Dactylopsila at Wikispecies
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| Dactylopsila | |
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| Dactylopsila megalura | |
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Scientific classification
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Diprotodontia |
| Family: | Petauridae |
| Genus: |
Dactylopsila J. E. Gray, 1858 |
| Type species | |
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Dactylopsila trivirgata
J. E. Gray, 1858
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| Species | |
|
See text
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Dactylopsila is a genus of marsupials in the family Petauridae, [1] native to New Guinea, the Cape York peninsula of Australia, and other close islands. Members of this genus are known as trioks or striped possums, though the latter name is usually used for D. trivirgata.
Species
The genus includes the following four species:
- Great-tailed triok, Dactylopsila megalura
- Long-fingered triok, Dactylopsila palpator
- Tate's triok, Dactylopsila tatei
- Striped possum, Dactylopsila trivirgata
- Arfak striped possum, Dactylopsila kambuayai
References
- ^ Groves, C. P. (2005). "Order Diprotodontia". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 53–54. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
External links
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Media related to
Dactylopsila at Wikimedia Commons
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Data related to
Dactylopsila at Wikispecies
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