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Striped possum

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teeth which are used to rip open tree bark to expose insects. It detects the larvae by a rapid drumming along branches with the toes of its forefoot. The fourth finger has an unusual hooked nail which it uses to extract insects out of cracks. The striped possum also eats leaves, fruits, and small
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It is most easily found by the sound it makes chewing and drinking in the forest. The striped possum is one of the least known marsupials. The species is not considered to be threatened.
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The female striped possum has two teats in her pouch and can give birth to up to two young. However, not a lot is known of its breeding habits.
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It emits a "very powerful unpleasant smell." It is noisy and growls. During the day it curls up on an exposed branch and sleeps.
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in 1858, the name the species retains today. The illustration that appeared alongside the first description was produced by
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as well as several other small islands in the area (including the Solomon Islands). It also lives in
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Striped Possum, illustrated by Joseph Wolf, Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1858.
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from tree bark, making it a "mammalian woodpecker". Its main diet consists of wood-boring insect
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Salas, L.; Dickman, C.; Helgen, K.; Burnett, S.; Martin, R. (2016).
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Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference
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R.; Handasyde, K. A. (2002). 509: 475:(p. 60). San Francisco: Weldon Owen Inc. 440: 350:This possum looks like a black and white 409: 278:in 1858 from a specimen sent from the 737:Wildlife of Tropical North Queensland 7: 751:Briggs, Mike; Briggs, Peggy (2004). 354:. It is solitary, mostly nocturnal, 3398:IUCN Red List least concern species 428:IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 222:Distribution of the striped possum 2633:Eastern short-eared rock-wallaby ( 755:The Encyclopedia of World Wildlife 511:10.1111/j.1469-7998.1858.tb06350.x 14: 591:Ryan and Burwell (20000), p. 339. 322:woodland along the east coast of 294:. Gray gave the species the name 700:Ryan and Burwell (2000), p. 339. 675:10.1111/j.1095-8312.2009.01171.x 318:, Australia, in rainforests and 258:, and is similar in appearance. 82: 1876:Herbert River ringtail possum ( 1792:Rock-haunting ringtail possum ( 739:. Queensland Museum, Brisbane. 3448:Taxa named by John Edward Gray 3438:Least concern biota of Oceania 2203:Golden-mantled tree-kangaroo ( 1945:Plush-coated ringtail possum ( 1927:D'Albertis's ringtail possum ( 786:animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu 1: 3433:Mammals of Western New Guinea 979:Northern hairy-nosed wombat ( 970:Southern hairy-nosed wombat ( 666:The Linnean Society of London 2759:Purple-necked rock-wallaby ( 2732:Black-flanked rock-wallaby ( 2669:Yellow-footed rock-wallaby ( 2516:Northern nail-tail wallaby ( 2149:Goodfellow's tree-kangaroo ( 1718:Lemur-like ringtail possum ( 619:Zoological Society of London 3423:Mammals of Papua New Guinea 2750:Brush-tailed rock-wallaby ( 2660:Rothschild's rock-wallaby ( 2507:Bridled nail-tail wallaby ( 1954:Reclusive ringtail possum ( 1349:Mountain brushtail possum ( 1331:Northern brushtail possum ( 715:Native Animals of Australia 3464: 2768:Mount Claro rock-wallaby ( 2606:Short-eared rock-wallaby ( 2176:Matschie's tree-kangaroo ( 2167:Lumholtz's tree-kangaroo ( 1903:Vogelkop ringtail possum ( 1858:Cinereus ringtail possum ( 1768:Southern greater glider ( 1460:Long-tailed pygmy possum ( 1358:Coppery brushtail possum ( 1266:Blue-eyed spotted cuscus ( 652:a 'mammalian woodpecker'?" 492:Gray, John Edward (1858). 344:Crater Lakes National Park 3443:Mammals described in 1858 2651:Proserpine rock-wallaby ( 2355:Spectacled hare-wallaby ( 2272:White-striped dorcopsis ( 2131:Bennett's tree-kangaroo ( 2062: 2048: 1963:Coppery ringtail possum ( 1867:Painted ringtail possum ( 1849:Weyland ringtail possum ( 1840:Lowland ringtail possum ( 1759:Northern greater glider ( 1367:Common brushtail possum ( 1230:Admiralty Island cuscus ( 1020: 1003: 876: 862: 830: 627:10.1017/S0952836902000808 471:McKay, G. (Ed.). (1999). 221: 212: 194: 187: 79:Scientific classification 77: 55: 46: 37: 28: 23: 3413:Marsupials of New Guinea 2723:Unadorned rock-wallaby ( 2714:Herbert's rock-wallaby ( 2696:Cape York rock-wallaby ( 2681:P. lateralis/penicillata 2212:Lowlands tree-kangaroo ( 2158:Grizzled tree-kangaroo ( 1885:Masked ringtail possum ( 1816:Common ringtail possum ( 1750:Central greater glider ( 1478:Tasmanian pygmy possum ( 1170:Northern common cuscus ( 1161:Southern common cuscus ( 250:. It is found mainly in 3408:Marsupials of Australia 3183:Dactylopsila_trivirgata 3170:Dactylopsila_trivirgata 3156:Dactylopsila trivirgata 3126:Dactylopsila trivirgata 2705:Godman's rock-wallaby ( 2448:Western brush wallaby ( 2430:Black-striped wallaby ( 2397:Eastern grey kangaroo ( 2388:Western grey kangaroo ( 2140:Doria's tree-kangaroo ( 2024:Feather-tailed possum ( 1936:Green ringtail possum ( 1894:Pygmy ringtail possum ( 1645:Yellow-bellied glider ( 1436:Mountain pygmy possum ( 1290:Sulawesi dwarf cuscus ( 1239:Common spotted cuscus ( 1125:Eastern common cuscus ( 730:Marsupials of Australia 646:Beck, R. M. D. (2009). 605:Dactylopsila trivirgata 536:; Reeder, D. M (eds.). 421:Dactylopsila trivirgata 346:, Queensland, Australia 296:Dactylopsila trivirgata 239:Dactylopsila trivirgata 198:Dactylopsila trivirgata 2878:Red-necked pademelon ( 2869:Red-legged pademelon ( 2741:Mareeba rock-wallaby ( 2239:Ursine tree-kangaroo ( 2230:Seri's tree-kangaroo ( 1487:Eastern pygmy possum ( 1469:Western pygmy possum ( 1257:Black-spotted cuscus ( 1074:Sulawesi bear cuscus ( 728:Marlow, Basil (1981). 347: 271: 3428:Mammals of Queensland 3370:Paleobiology Database 3030:Long-footed potoroo ( 2939:Rufous rat-kangaroo ( 2824:Tasmanian pademelon ( 2687:Allied rock-wallaby ( 2540:Antilopine kangaroo ( 2497:(nail-tail wallabies) 2364:Rufous hare-wallaby ( 2314:Macleay's dorcopsis ( 2099:Banded hare-wallaby ( 1612:Leadbeater's possum ( 1570:Long-fingered triok ( 1391:Scaly-tailed possum ( 1188:Rothschild's cuscus ( 582:Marlow (1981), p. 80, 573:Marlow (1981), p. 80. 530:"Order Diprotodontia" 341: 292:Alfred Russel Wallace 269: 242:) is a member of the 234:common striped possum 3418:Mammals of Indonesia 3085:Musky rat-kangaroo ( 3039:Long-nosed potoroo ( 2860:Mountain pademelon ( 2851:Calaby's pademelon ( 2475:Red-necked wallaby ( 2000:Feathertail glider ( 1561:Great-tailed triok ( 1340:Short-eared possum ( 1065:Talaud bear cuscus ( 713:Drury, Susan (1981) 691:Drury (1981), p. 71. 435:: e.T6226A21960093. 326:and as far south as 16:Species of marsupial 3066:Hypsiprymnodontidae 3048:Gilbert's potoroo ( 2833:Brown's pademelon ( 1321:(brushtail possums) 1127:P. intercastellanus 324:Cape York Peninsula 49:Conservation status 2998:Northern bettong ( 2466:Whiptail wallaby ( 1152:Telefomin cuscus ( 1143:Blue-eyed cuscus ( 348: 272: 180:D. trivirgata 3385: 3384: 3357:Open Tree of Life 3118:Taxon identifiers 3109: 3108: 3105: 3104: 3101: 3100: 3097: 3096: 3060: 3059: 3023: 2971:Eastern bettong ( 2964: 2914: 2913: 2842:Dusky pademelon ( 2817: 2761:P. purpureicollis 2592: 2558:Common wallaroo ( 2500: 2357:L. conspicillatus 2348: 2323:Small dorcopsis ( 2290:Brown 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persephone 2648: 2647:species group 2646: 2642: 2641: 2638: 2636: 2631: 2629: 2627: 2622: 2620: 2618: 2613: 2611: 2609: 2608:P. brachyotis 2603: 2602:species group 2601: 2600:P. brachyotis 2597: 2596: 2594: 2584: 2583: 2578: 2572: 2570: 2565: 2563: 2561: 2556: 2554: 2552: 2547: 2545: 2543: 2538: 2537: 2535: 2533: 2532: 2527: 2521: 2519: 2514: 2512: 2510: 2505: 2504: 2502: 2492: 2491: 2486: 2480: 2478: 2473: 2471: 2469: 2464: 2462: 2460: 2455: 2453: 2451: 2446: 2444: 2442: 2437: 2435: 2433: 2428: 2426: 2424: 2419: 2418: 2416: 2414: 2413: 2408: 2402: 2400: 2395: 2393: 2391: 2386: 2385: 2383: 2381: 2380: 2375: 2369: 2367: 2362: 2360: 2358: 2353: 2352: 2350: 2340: 2339: 2334: 2328: 2326: 2321: 2319: 2317: 2312: 2311: 2309: 2307: 2306: 2301: 2295: 2293: 2288: 2286: 2284: 2279: 2277: 2275: 2270: 2268: 2266: 2261: 2260: 2258: 2256: 2255: 2250: 2244: 2242: 2237: 2235: 2233: 2228: 2226: 2224: 2219: 2217: 2215: 2210: 2208: 2206: 2201: 2199: 2197: 2192: 2190: 2188: 2183: 2181: 2179: 2174: 2172: 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1677: 1675: 1670: 1668: 1666: 1661: 1659: 1657: 1654:Biak glider ( 1652: 1650: 1648: 1643: 1641: 1639: 1634: 1633: 1631: 1629: 1628: 1623: 1617: 1615: 1610: 1609: 1607: 1605: 1604: 1603:Gymnobelideus 1599: 1593: 1591: 1590:D. trivirgata 1586: 1584: 1582: 1577: 1575: 1573: 1568: 1566: 1564: 1559: 1558: 1556: 1554: 1553: 1548: 1545: 1543: 1539: 1529: 1527: 1522: 1521: 1519: 1517: 1516: 1511: 1508: 1506: 1502: 1492: 1490: 1485: 1483: 1481: 1476: 1474: 1472: 1467: 1465: 1463: 1458: 1457: 1455: 1453: 1452: 1447: 1441: 1439: 1434: 1433: 1431: 1429: 1428: 1423: 1420: 1410: 1406: 1396: 1394: 1389: 1388: 1386: 1384: 1383: 1378: 1372: 1370: 1365: 1363: 1361: 1360:T. johnstonii 1356: 1354: 1352: 1347: 1345: 1343: 1338: 1336: 1334: 1329: 1328: 1326: 1316: 1315: 1310: 1304: 1302: 1301:S. pelegensis 1297: 1295: 1293: 1292:S. celebensis 1288: 1287: 1285: 1283: 1282: 1277: 1271: 1269: 1264: 1262: 1260: 1255: 1253: 1251: 1246: 1244: 1242: 1237: 1235: 1233: 1228: 1227: 1225: 1223: 1222: 1217: 1211: 1209: 1204: 1202: 1200: 1195: 1193: 1191: 1186: 1184: 1182: 1177: 1175: 1173: 1172:P. orientalis 1168: 1166: 1164: 1159: 1157: 1155: 1150: 1148: 1146: 1141: 1139: 1137: 1132: 1130: 1128: 1123: 1121: 1119: 1114: 1112: 1110: 1109:P. carmelitae 1105: 1103: 1101: 1100:P. alexandrae 1098:Gebe cuscus ( 1096: 1095: 1093: 1091: 1090: 1085: 1079: 1077: 1072: 1070: 1068: 1063: 1062: 1060: 1050: 1049: 1044: 1041: 1035: 1027: 1026:Phalangeridae 1023: 1019: 1015: 1006: 1002: 984: 982: 977: 975: 973: 968: 967: 965: 963: 962: 957: 951: 949: 944: 943: 941: 939: 938: 933: 930: 920: 916: 906: 904: 899: 898: 896: 894: 893: 892:Phascolarctos 888: 885: 883: 879: 875: 871: 870:Vombatiformes 865: 861: 855: 851: 849: 845: 843: 839: 837: 833: 832: 829: 824: 823:Diprotodontia 816: 811: 809: 804: 802: 797: 796: 793: 787: 784: 782: 779: 778: 774: 768: 766:1-4054-3679-4 762: 757: 756: 749: 746: 745:0-7242-9349-3 742: 738: 734: 731: 727: 724: 723:0-333-33755-7 720: 716: 712: 711: 707: 697: 694: 688: 686: 682: 676: 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Cooktown
Conservation status
Least Concern
IUCN 3.1
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Marsupialia
Diprotodontia
Petauridae
Dactylopsila
Binomial name
J. E. Gray

marsupial
Petauridae
New Guinea
sugar glider
Colour illustration of a striped possum sitting on a tree branch
John Edward Gray
Aru Islands
Indonesia
British Museum
Alfred Russel Wallace
Joseph Wolf
New Guinea

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