Green ringtail possum: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

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

Where does the green ringtail possum live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the green ringtail possum in 1 country or territory across Oceania. Wikidata lists it as endemic to Australia.

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 green ringtail possum endangered?

The green 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 green ringtail possum?

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

About the green ringtail possum

The green ringtail possum (Pseudochirops archeri) is a species of ringtail possum found only in northern Australia. This makes it unique in its genus, all other members of which are found in New Guinea or nearby islands. The green ringtail possum is found in a tiny area of northeastern Queensland, between Paluma and Mount Windsor Tableland.

The green ringtail possum gets its name from its fur, which does indeed have a greenish tinge. In reality the fur is olive grey, but it is grizzled with silver, yellow and black hairs, which makes it appear green. It is nocturnal, solitary, and arboreal. It feeds mostly on leaves and is one of the few species that can eat the leaves of the stinger plant (Dendrocnide moroides) which can cause extreme pain with human casualties needing to be hospitalised. It also engages in a practice called coprophagy, where an animal eats its own faeces.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Green ringtail possum (revision 1314040814), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q209830 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).