Dactylonax ernstmayri
G. Stein, 1932
Eastern Long-fingered Possum
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Marsupialia |
| Superorder | : Australidelphia |
| Order | : Diprotodontia |
| Suborder | : Phalangerida |
| Superfamily | : Petauroidea |
| Family | : Petauridae |
| Subfamily | : Dactylopsilinae |
| Genus | : Dactylonax |
Species status
Authority citation
Stein, G. 1932-12-15. Einige neue Beuteltiere aus Neuguinea. Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde 7:254-257.
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Original name as described
Dactylonax palpator ernstmayri
Other common names
Long-fingered Striped Possum · Long-fingered Triok
Type material
ZMB 42418
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"Junzaing im Saruwagedgebirge, Deutsch Neuguinea" (Junzaing in the Saruwaged Mountains, Papua New Guinea)
Biogeographic realm
Australasia
Country distribution
Indonesia · Papua New Guinea
Taxonomy notes
split from D. palpator
Taxonomy notes citation
Flannery, T.F., Aplin, K.P., Bocos, C., Koungoulos, L.G. and Helgen, K.M. 2026. Found alive after 6, 000 years: modern records of an 'extinct' Papuan marsupial, Dactylonax kambuayai (Marsupialia: Petauridae), with a revision of the systematics and zoogeography of the genus Dactylonax. Records of the Australian Museum 78(1):17-34. doi:10.3853/j.2201-4349.78.2026.3003
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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Names and synonyms
Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.
Total: 2 names and synonyms.
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