Ring-tailed possums

Ring-tailed possums

Order : Diprotodontia
Family : Pseudocheiridae
Genus : Pseudocheirus

Facts about the genus Pseudocheirus, the ring-tailed possums

Despite their dentition however, ring-tailed possums are strictly herbivorous (folivores/frugivores). (Full text)

I mean the whole wet tropics is a mountain system, and basically most of the species that are only found here, the endemics, are on the tops of those mountains, and so things like a lot of the ring-tailed possums are only found above about 800-metres; there are some birds that are restricted to the tops of mountains, there’s a whole suite of frogs and reptiles that are found just on the very tops of these mountains. (Full text)

Ring-tailed Possums are rather scarce. (Full text)

Swamp wallabies and ring-tailed possums are common, as are king parrots, owls and the grey goshawk. (Full text)

Yes, green ring tailed possums are real critters and they are even kinda sorta green too! (Full text)

Ring-tailed Possums are usually active at night. (Full text)

Pseudocheirus pregrinus, the Ring-tailed Possums are commonly associated with this community. (Full text)

Brush-tailed Possums and Ring-tailed Possums are also common. (Full text)

Brush-tailed Possums and Ring-tailed Possums are also common. (Full text)