Painted ringtail possum: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

Scientific name	Pseudochirulus forbesi
Group	Marsupials
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Oceania
Diet (main food)	Medinilla
Class	Mammal
Order	Diprotodontia
Family	Pseudocheiridae

Where does the painted ringtail possum live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the painted 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.

What does a painted ringtail possum eat?

Wikidata lists the main food source of the painted ringtail possum as: Medinilla.

Is the painted ringtail possum endangered?

The painted 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 painted ringtail possum?

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

About the painted ringtail possum

The painted ringtail possum or moss-forest ringtail possum (Pseudochirulus forbesi) is a species of marsupial in the family Pseudocheiridae. It inhabits montane forests between altitudes of 450 to 3800 metres throughout the Huon Peninsula montane rain forests, Central Range montane rain forests and Huon Peninsula montane rain forests of Papua New Guinea. It has a diet of primarily leaves, including those of Medinilla.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Painted ringtail possum (revision 1314929913), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q209635 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).