Masked ringtail possum

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.

Masked ringtail possum
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Infraclass:	Marsupialia
Order:	Diprotodontia
Family:	Pseudocheiridae
Genus:	Pseudochirulus
Species:	P. larvatus
Binomial name
Pseudochirulus larvatus (Forster & Rothschild, 1911)[2]
Masked ringtail possum range