Genus

Australian Ring-tailed Possums

Pseudocheirus

1 species in our catalog · found in 9 parks

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

Species in this group

LC Endemic

Pseudocheirus peregrinus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Australian Ring-tailed Possums

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 1 species (Mammal Diversity Database, Marsh et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 6 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

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

Cities Ranked

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

Zoos & Centres Where Found

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

Australian Ring-tailed Possums

Species in this group

Common Ringtail Possum

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Australian Ring-tailed Possums

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found