''Dactylopsila'' is a genus of
marsupial
Marsupials are any members of the mammalian infraclass Marsupialia. All extant marsupials are endemic to Australasia, Wallacea and the Americas. A distinctive characteristic common to most of these species is that the young are carried in a ...
in the family
Petauridae
Petauridae is a family of possums containing 13 species: four species of trioks and striped possum (genus ''Dactylopsila''), eight species of wrist-winged glider (genus ''Petaurus''), and Leadbeater's possum (''Gymnobelideus leadbeateri''), whi ...
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Species
The genus includes the following four species:
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Great-tailed triok, ''Dactylopsila megalura''
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Long-fingered triok, ''Dactylopsila palpator''
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Tate's triok
Tate's triok, also known as the Fergusson Island striped possum (''Dactylopsila tatei''), is a species of marsupial in the family Petauridae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.
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, ''Dactylopsila tatei''
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Striped possum
The striped possum or common striped possum (''Dactylopsila trivirgata'') is a member of the marsupial family Petauridae. it is found mainly in New Guinea. The species is black with three white stripes running head to tail, and its head has whit ...
, ''Dactylopsila trivirgata''
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Possums
Marsupial genera
Taxa named by John Edward Gray
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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