Great-tailed triok
Great-tailed triok[1] | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
Order: | Diprotodontia |
Family: | Petauridae |
Genus: | Dactylopsila |
Species: | D. megalura
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Binomial name | |
Dactylopsila megalura Rothschild & Dollman, 1932
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Distribution of the great-tailed triok |
The great-tailed triok (Dactylopsila megalura) is a species of
West Papua and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.[2]
The great-tailed triok lives in the tropical and subtropical biomes in Australasia. They are also in the family of mammal gliders. The family of gliders have corneal eyes with night vision, because they are also nocturnal mammals. Since the great-tailed triok are omnivores, their diet consists of both plants and animals. The mammal is listed as least threatened and is hunted by local people for food but rarely encountered.
References
- OCLC 62265494.
- ^ . Retrieved 11 November 2021.