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Distoechurus pennatus

Distoechurus pennatus (*)

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Marsupialia
Ordo: Diprotodontia
Subordo: Phalangeriformes
Superfamilia: Petauroidea
Familia: Acrobatidae
Genus: Distoechurus
Species: Distoechurus pennatus

Name

Distoechurus pennatus (Peters, 1874)

Type locality: Indonesia, Irian Jaya, Vogelkop, Manokwari Div., "Andai" (Arfak Mtns, Hatam, 1520 m (Van der Feen, 1962))

Synonyms

* Phalangista pennata Peters, 1874


Vernacular names
Français: phalanger à queue plumeuse
日本語: ニセフクロモモンガ

References

* Distoechurus pennatus in Mammal Species of the World.
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2 Volume Set edited by Don E. Wilson, DeeAnn M. Reeder
* Ann. Mus. Civ. Stor. Nat. Genova 6: 303.

The Feather-tailed Possum (Distoechurus pennatus) is a species of marsupial in the Acrobatidae family. It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.[2]

It is the only species in the genus Distoechurus.[1]

References

^ a b Groves, C. (2005). Wilson, D. E., & Reeder, D. M, eds. ed. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 56. OCLC 62265494. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
^ 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. (2008). Distoechurus pennatus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 December 2008. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern

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