Dactylopsila
Genus of marsupials From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
| Dactylopsila | |
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| Dactylopsila megalura | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Diprotodontia |
| Family: | Petauridae |
| Genus: | Dactylopsila J. E. Gray, 1858 |
| Type species | |
| Dactylopsila trivirgata J. E. Gray, 1858 | |
| Species | |
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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
References
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