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Arfak Striped Possum

Dactylopsila kambuayai

Classification

Dactylonax kambuayai, the Arfak triok or pygmy long-fingered triok, is a member of the marsupial family Petauridae. Fossils of the species were discovered in the 1990s, but the species was believed to be extinct until it was discovered still living in the wild by a collaboration of scientists, indigenous communities, and citizen scientists in 2026. It has been described as being a Lazarus taxon.

Distribution

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