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Papuan Ring-tailed Possums
Pseudochirulus
Pseudochirulus, also known as the ringtail possum, is a genus of marsupial in the family Pseudocheiridae native to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Queensland, Australia. Pseudochirulus live on trees and their diet mainly consists of leaves. The ringtail possums are related to five other genera Hemibelideus, Petauroides, Petropseudes, Pseudocheirus and Pseudochirops....
8 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 8 known species
Herbert River Ring-tailed Possum
speciesPseudochirulus herbertensis
Lowland Ring-tailed Possum
speciesPseudochirulus canescens
Daintree River Ring-tailed Possum
speciesPseudochirulus cinereus
Vogelkop Ring-tailed Possum
speciesPseudochirulus schlegelii
Masked Ring-tailed Possum
speciesPseudochirulus larvatus
Pygmy Ring-tailed Possum
speciesPseudochirulus mayeri
Painted Ring-tailed Possum
speciesPseudochirulus forbesi
Weyland Ring-tailed Possum
speciesPseudochirulus caroli
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 42744.