Rock-haunting ringtail possum: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

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

Where does the rock-haunting ringtail possum live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the rock-haunting 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 rock-haunting ringtail possum endangered?

The rock-haunting 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 rock-haunting ringtail possum?

The rock-haunting ringtail possum (Petropseudes dahli) is a mammal in the order Diprotodontia and the family Pseudocheiridae, genus Petropseudes. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the rock-haunting ringtail possum

The rock-haunting ringtail possum (Petropseudes dahli), also known as the rock ringtail possum, is a species of Australian possum. It is found in rocky escarpments in the Kimberley, Arnhem Land and Gulf of Carpentaria across Western Australia and Northern Territory and just passing the Queensland border. It is also found on Groote Eylandt. According to some authorities, it is the only species in the genus Petropseudes, but other authorities place it among the members of the genus Pseudochirops.

The rock-haunting ringtail possum has one of the shortest tails of all ringtail possums, and at its end it is hairless and scaly. It lives in small groups and is mainly herbivorous. It has a stocky build and is mostly grey in colour.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Rock-haunting ringtail possum (revision 1324326818), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1404175 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).