Species Pseudocheirus occidentalis (Thomas, 1888)
- Pseudochirus occidentalis Thomas, O. 1888. Catalogue of the Marsupialia and Monotremata in the Collection of the British Museum (Natural History). London : British Museum xiii 401 pp. 28 pls. [3 Nov. 1888] [174].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1841.1198 (37.K.) ♀ adult skin & skull, King George Sound, WA.
Generic Combinations
- Pseudocheirus occidentalis (Thomas, 1888).
Distribution
States
Western Australia
IBRA
WA: Jarrah Forest (JF), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR)
Ecological Descriptors
Closed forest, florivore, folivore, nocturnal, open forest, subtropical, tall open forest, woodland.
General References
de Torres, P.J., Hayward, M.W. & Rosier, S.M. 2004. The western ringtail possum, Pseudocheirus occidentalis, and the quokka, Setonix brachyurus. Case studies: Western Shield Review – February 2003. Conservation Science Western Australia 5: 235-257
Jones, B.A., How, R.A. & Kitchener, D.J. 1994. A field study of Pseudocheirus occidentalis (Marsupialia: Petauridae). II. Population studies. Wildlife Research 21: 189-202
Thompson, S.A. & Thompson, G.G 2009. A case for in situ management of Western Ringtail Possums, Pseudocheirus occidentalis, in development areas. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 92(3): 269-276
Wayne, A.F., Cowling, D.B., Lindenmayer, D.B., Ward, C.G., Vellios, C.V, Donnelly, C.F. & Calver, M.C. 2005. The abundance of a threatened arboreal marsupial in relation to anthropogenic disturbances at local and landscape scales in Mediterranean type forest in south-west Australia. Biological Conservation 127: 463-476
History of changes
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| 01-Nov-2010 | ADDED |