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title: "Striped Possum"
description: "Dactylopsila trivirgata — Mamíferos. The striped possum or common striped possum (Dactylopsila trivirgata) is a member of the marsupial family Petauridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/striped-possum
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Striped Possum

> Dactylopsila trivirgata — Mamíferos. The striped possum or common striped possum (Dactylopsila trivirgata) is a member of the marsupial family Petauridae.

- Scientific name: *Dactylopsila trivirgata*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta), `jungle` (Selva)
- iNaturalist observations: 610
- Wikidata: [Q210088](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q210088)
- iNaturalist taxon: [42733](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/42733)

## Names

- en: Striped Possum
- de: Großer Streifenbeutler
- es: Falangero Rayado del Estrecho de Torres
- fr: Opossum rayé
- nl: Gestreepte buideleekhoorn
- pl: Palcownik pręgowany

## Countries with the most observations

AU (534), ID (53), PG (3)

## Summary

The striped possum or common striped possum (Dactylopsila trivirgata) is a member of the marsupial family Petauridae. It is found mainly in New Guinea.  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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Striped_possum

## Photo

![Striped Possum](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/striped-possum/medium.jpg)

Photo: Justin Philbois · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/265799990

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/striped-possum?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).