Biology:Great-tailed triok

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Short description: Species of marsupial

Great-tailed triok[1]
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Marsupialia
Order: Diprotodontia
Family: Petauridae
Genus: Dactylopsila
Species:
D. megalura
Binomial name
Dactylopsila megalura
Rothschild & Dollman, 1932
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Distribution of the great-tailed triok

The great-tailed triok (Dactylopsila megalura) is a species of marsupial in the family Petauridae. It is found in West Papua and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.[2]

The great-tailed triok lives in the tropical and subtropical biomes in Australasia. They are also in the family of mammal gliders. The family of gliders have corneal eyes with night vision, because they are also nocturnal mammals. Since the great-tailed triok are omnivores, their diet consists of both plants and animals. The mammal is listed as least threatened and is hunted by local people for food but rarely encountered.

References

  1. Groves, C.P. (2005). Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M.. eds. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 54. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494. http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/biology/resources/msw3/browse.asp. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Leary, T.; Wright, D.; Hamilton, S.; Singadan, R.; Menzies, J.; Bonaccorso, F.; Helgen, K.; Seri, L. et al. (2016). "Dactylopsila megalura". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T6223A21960272. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T6223A21960272.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/6223/21960272. Retrieved 11 November 2021. 


Wikidata ☰ Q209761 entry