The masked ringtail possum (''Pseudochirulus larvatus'') is a
marsupial possum of the family Pseudocheiridae. It is found in northeastern
New Guinea in the
Star Mountains
The Star Mountains (Dutch (colonial)'': Sterrengebergte''; Indonesian'': Pegunungan Bintang'') are a mountain range in western Papua New Guinea and the eastern end of Highland Papua, Indonesia, stretching from the eastern end of Indonesia to the ...
. the eastern
Central Cordillera, the
Huon Peninsula and the northern coast ranges.
Masked ringtails are
arboreal residents of various
forest ecosystems. They are
sexually dimorphic and locally common.
This species is sometimes classified as a subpopulation of ''
P. forbesi'';
however, it has a separate range.
References
Possums
Mammals of Papua New Guinea
Mammals of Western New Guinea
Mammals described in 1911
Marsupials of New Guinea
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