Feather-tailed possum: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Feather-tailed possum Distoechurus pennatus Least concern

Where the feather-tailed 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-collected museum specimen (a central record among 16 open-licence GBIF records – few open-licence observations were available), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See marsupials on the world map

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

Where does the feather-tailed possum live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the feather-tailed 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 feather-tailed possum endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the feather-tailed possum?

The feather-tailed possum (Distoechurus pennatus) is a mammal in the order Diprotodontia and the family Acrobatidae, genus Distoechurus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the feather-tailed possum

The feather-tailed possum (Distoechurus pennatus) is a species of marsupial in the family Acrobatidae. It is found in West Papua and Papua New Guinea. It is not to be confused with the feathertail glider, the only other species in the family Acrobatidae.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Feather-tailed possum (revision 1375381519), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q782785 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).