Family

Ring-tailed Possums and Greater Gliders

Pseudocheiridae

4 species in our catalog · found in 11 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderDiprotodontia (Kangaroos, Possums, Wombats, and Allies)
FamilyPseudocheiridae (Ring-tailed Possums and Greater Gliders)

Species in this group

LC Endemic

Pseudocheirus peregrinus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Pseudochirus dahlii

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

EN Endemic

Petauroides volans

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

NT Endemic

Pseudochirulus cinereus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Ring-tailed Possums and Greater Gliders

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 12 species, darker where more of them overlap (Mammal Diversity Database, Marsh et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 7 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 4	~50%
	Common Ringtail Possum			~40%
	Greater Glider			~10%
2	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	~30%
	Common Ringtail Possum			~30%
3	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 4	~30%
	Common Ringtail Possum			~30%
	Greater Glider			~10%
4	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	~30%
	Common Ringtail Possum			~30%
5	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	~30%
	Pseudochirus dahlii			~30%
6	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	~30%
	Common Ringtail Possum			~30%
7	Maria Island National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	~30%
	Common Ringtail Possum			~30%
8	Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	~20%
	Common Ringtail Possum			~20%
9	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 4	~20%
	Common Ringtail Possum			~20%
	Greater Glider			~10%
10	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	~20%
	Common Ringtail Possum			~20%
11	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	~10%
	Cinereous Ringtail			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Brisbane	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	~40%
	Common Ringtail Possum			~40%
2	Melbourne	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	~40%
	Common Ringtail Possum			~40%
3	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	~30%
	Common Ringtail Possum			~30%
4	Hobart	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	~20%
	Common Ringtail Possum			~20%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Australia Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
2	Taronga Western Plains Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
3	Taronga Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
4	Cleland Wildlife Park	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
5	Sydney Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
6	Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
7	Sea Life Paris Val d'Europe	🇫🇷 France	In captivity

Ring-tailed Possums and Greater Gliders

Species in this group

Common Ringtail Possum

Pseudochirus dahlii

Greater Glider

Cinereous Ringtail

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Ring-tailed Possums and Greater Gliders

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found