Wyulda squamicaudata
W. B. Alexander, 1919
Scaly-tailed Possum
Distribution :
NE Western Australia, Kimberleys.
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Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Marsupialia |
| Superorder | : Australidelphia |
| Order | : Diprotodontia |
| Suborder | : Phalangerida |
| Superfamily | : Phalangeroidea |
| Family | : Phalangeridae |
| Subfamily | : Trichosurinae |
| Genus | : Wyulda |
Species status
Authority citation
Alexander, W.B. 1919. A new species of marsupial of the sub-family Phalangerinæ. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 4:31-36.
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Original name as described
Wyulda squamicaudata
Other common names
Scaly-tailed Phalanger · Wyulda
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1921.6.7.1
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
Type locality
"Violet Valley Station, via Wyndham [= East Kimberley region], " Western Australia, Australia.
Biogeographic realm
Australasia
Country distribution
Australia
IUCN Red List status
Near Threatened
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Total: 2 names and synonyms.
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