Ringtail Possum: Profile

Ringtail Possum (Pseudocheirus peregrinus)

Class:

Animals (Animalia) - Chordates (Chordata) - Mammals (Mammalia)

Order:

Kangaroos & Wombats (Diprotodontia)

Family:

Ringtail Possum (Pseudocheiridae) iNaturalist Observation

Species:

Ringtail Possum (Pseudocheirus peregrinus)

This Photo:

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Thank you Kate Sandiford for confirming the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Found in the Adelaide Hills and possibly elsewhere
It seems they can be differentiated from Brush-tails without seeing the tail:
Lee-anne Lever said "Ringtails have small rounded ears."

This species is

Australian Native Species, not listed in the SA Murray Mallee Survey of 2010.

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