Pseudochirulus cinereus
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
The Daintree River ringtail possum (Pseudochirulus cinereus), also known as the cinereus ringtail possum, is a species of possum found in northeastern Queensland, Australia. It was long believed to be the same as the Herbert River ringtail possum (P. herbertensis), but has recently been separated. The two species differ considerably in appearance.
The Daintree River ringtail possum is a cinnamon or brown colour, and has been said, like the lemuroid ringtail possum (Hemibelideus lemuroides), to resemble a lemur. It is found in montane tropical rainforest in three separate populations just north of Cairns: on Carbine Tableland, Mount Windsor Tableland and Thornton Peak massif. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cinereous Ringtail sighting in Daintree National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 18th most-seen of the 19 mammals we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May–July, September and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cinereous Ringtail in Daintree National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August, October and December–April, the lowest months. Those are among Daintree National Park's driest months, with about 70 mm of rain a month against 380 mm in January.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cinereous Ringtail sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Only Daintree National Park, in our data
Daintree National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Cinereous Ringtail sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Diprotodontia
The closest relatives of the Cinereous Ringtail that you can see in Daintree National Park (order Diprotodontia, Kangaroos, Possums, Wombats, and Allies) are Striped Possum (about 30%), Red-legged Pademelon (about 20%) and Bennett's Tree-kangaroo (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cinereous Ringtail is recorded against all the mammals logged in Daintree National Park (7 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
