Feather-tailed possum

Feather-tailed possum[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Marsupialia
Order: Diprotodontia
Family: Acrobatidae
Genus: Distoechurus
Peters, 1874
Species:
D. pennatus
Binomial name
Distoechurus pennatus
(Peters, 1874)
Feather-tailed possum range

The feather-tailed possum (Distoechurus pennatus) is a species of marsupial in the family Acrobatidae. It is found in West Papua and Papua New Guinea.[2] It is not to be confused with the feathertail glider, the only other species in the family Acrobatidae.

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  2. ^ a b Leary, T.; Seri, L.; Wright, D.; Hamilton, S.; Helgen, K.; Singadan, R.; Menzies, J.; Allison, A.; James, R.; Aplin, K.; Dickman, C.; Salas, L.; Flannery, T. (2016). "Distoechurus pennatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T6765A21963930. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T6765A21963930.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.