Pseudochirulus mayeri

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	DIPROTODONTIA	PSEUDOCHEIRIDAE

Scientific Name:

Pseudochirulus mayeri

Species Authority:

(Rothschild & Dollman, 1932)

Common Name/s:

English

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Pygmy Ringtail

Synonym/s:

Pseudocheirus mayeri

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Least Concern ver 3.1

Year Assessed:

2008

Assessor/s

Helgen, K., Dickman, C. & Salas, L.

Evaluator/s:

Lamoreux, J. & Hilton-Taylor, C. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)

Justification:
Listed as Least Concern because it is widespread and locally abundant, and although this species is affected by hunting, it is not considered to be a major threat to the species.

History:

1996

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Lower Risk/least concern (Baillie and Groombridge 1996)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is widespread along the Central Cordillera of the island of New Guinea (Indonesia and Papua New Guinea). It ranges from 1,500 to 3,600 m asl.
Countries:	Native: Indonesia; Papua New Guinea
Range Map:	(click map to view full version)

Population [top]

Population:	It is highly abundant in some areas.
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This species is found in montane primary tropical forest. Animals may use degraded forest but not regrowth. This species has a wide diet (Flannery 1995). Animals build dreys in which they spend the day (Flannery 1995).
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	There are no major threats to this species. It is hunted for food by local people, however, the highlands where it occurs are least affected by hunting as people seldom visit these areas.

Major Threat(s):

There are no major threats to this species. It is hunted for food by local people, however, the highlands where it occurs are least affected by hunting as people seldom visit these areas.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It is present in several protected areas. Further studies are needed into the distribution, abundance, natural history, and threats to this species.

Conservation Actions:

It is present in several protected areas. Further studies are needed into the distribution, abundance, natural history, and threats to this species.

Citation:	Helgen, K., Dickman, C. & Salas, L. 2008. Pseudochirulus mayeri. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 04 December 2008.
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