Coppery ringtail possum: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Coppery ringtail possum Pseudochirops cupreus Least concern

Where the coppery ringtail possum lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 14 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See marsupials on the world map

Scientific name	Pseudochirops cupreus
Group	Marsupials
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Oceania
Class	Mammal
Order	Diprotodontia
Family	Pseudocheiridae

Where does the coppery ringtail possum live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the coppery ringtail possum in 1 country or territory across Oceania.

Papua New Guinea

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the coppery ringtail possum endangered?

The coppery ringtail possum’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the coppery ringtail possum?

The coppery ringtail possum (Pseudochirops cupreus) is a mammal in the order Diprotodontia and the family Pseudocheiridae, genus Pseudochirops. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the coppery ringtail possum

The coppery ringtail possum (Pseudochirops cupreus) is a species of marsupial in the family Pseudocheiridae. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Coppery ringtail possum (revision 1356849049), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q209513 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).