| Striped possum | |
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| At Cooktown, Queensland | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Diprotodontia |
| Family: | Petauridae |
| Genus: | Dactylopsila |
| Species: | D. trivirgata
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| Binomial name | |
| Dactylopsila trivirgata J. E. Gray, 1858
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| Distribution of the striped possum | |
The striped possum or common striped possum (Dactylopsila trivirgata) is a member of the marsupial family Petauridae.[2] It is found mainly in New Guinea. The species is black with three white stripes running head to tail, and its head has white stripes that form a 'Y' shape. It is closely related to the sugar glider, and is similar in appearance.
- ^ Salas, L.; Dickman, C.; Helgen, K.; Burnett, S.; Martin, R. (2016). "Dactylopsila trivirgata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T6226A21960093. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T6226A21960093.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
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