Daintree River ringtail possum: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

Scientific name	Pseudochirulus cinereus
Group	Marsupials
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Oceania
Class	Mammal
Order	Diprotodontia
Family	Pseudocheiridae

Where does the Daintree River ringtail possum live?

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

Australia

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 Daintree River ringtail possum endangered?

The Daintree River ringtail possum’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Daintree River ringtail possum?

The Daintree River ringtail possum (Pseudochirulus cinereus) is a mammal in the order Diprotodontia and the family Pseudocheiridae, genus Pseudochirulus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Daintree River ringtail possum

The Daintree River ringtail possum (Pseudochirulus cinereus), also known as the cinereus ringtail possum, is a species of possum found in northeastern Queensland, Australia. It was long believed to be the same as the Herbert River ringtail possum (P. herbertensis), but has recently been separated. The two species differ considerably in appearance.

The Daintree River ringtail possum is a cinnamon or brown colour, and has been said, like the lemuroid ringtail possum (Hemibelideus lemuroides), to resemble a lemur. It is found in montane tropical rainforest in three separate populations just north of Cairns: on Carbine Tableland, Mount Windsor Tableland and Thornton Peak massif.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Daintree River ringtail possum (revision 1346056071), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q209629 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).