Western ringtail possum: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

Scientific name	Pseudocheirus occidentalis
Group	Marsupials
Status	Critically endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Oceania
Class	Mammal
Order	Diprotodontia
Family	Pseudocheiridae

Where does the western ringtail possum live?

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

The western ringtail possum’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Critically endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the western ringtail possum?

The western ringtail possum (Pseudocheirus occidentalis) is a mammal in the order Diprotodontia and the family Pseudocheiridae, genus Pseudocheirus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the western ringtail possum

The western ringtail possum or ngwayir (Pseudocheirus occidentalis) is a species of possum found in a small area of Southwest Australia. They are a cat-sized marsupial with a stocky build, dark greyish-brown fur, pale underparts and a long prehensile tail with a whitish tip. Ngwayir forage at night through the upper canopy of trees, feeding on young leaves, flowers and fruit, especially in groves of the weeping peppermint Agonis flexuosa. Breeding occurs mainly during the winter, the single juvenile emerging from the pouch after about three months. The population has declined by more than 95% since British settlement, due to clearing of habitat, fire and the introduction of the red fox Vulpes vulpes, and is classified as Critically Endangered. The population in most areas has catastrophically declined or become locally extinct, but strongholds remain in the urbanised areas near Busselton and Albany.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Western ringtail possum (revision 1342147689), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q28044909 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).