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    (c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) David White, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) David Cunningham, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)

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    (c) Isaac Clarey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Chris Benesh, all rights reserved

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Striped Possum

Dactylopsila trivirgata

Worldwide
659 observations
Group
Mammals
iNaturalist Wikipedia

About

The striped possum (Dactylopsila trivirgata) is a member of the Petauridae family, one of the marsupial families. The species is black with three white stripes running head to tail, and its head has white stripes that form a 'Y' shape. It is closely related to the sugar glider, and is similar in appearance.

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