Pseudochirulus

Pseudochirulus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Infraclass:	Marsupialia
Order:	Diprotodontia
Family:	Pseudocheiridae
Subfamily:	Pseudocheirinae
Genus:	Pseudochirulus ; Matschie, 1915
Type species
	Phalangista (Pseudocheirus) canescens ; Waterhouse, 1845
Species
	Pseudochirulus canescens ; Pseudochirulus caroli ; Pseudochirulus cinereus ; Pseudochirulus forbesi ; Pseudochirulus herbertensis ; Pseudochirulus larvatus ; Pseudochirulus mayeri ; Pseudochirulus schlegeli ;

Last updated January 16, 2026

Pseudochirulus herbertensis PhalangistaHerbertensisSmit.jpg — Pseudochirulus herbertensis

Slender ringtail possum or Small ringtail possum (Pseudochirulus), also known as the ringtail possum, is a genus of marsupial in the family Pseudocheiridae native to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Queensland, Australia. Pseudochirulus live on trees and their diet mainly consists of leaves. The ringtail possums are related to five other genera Hemibelideus, Petauroides, Petropseudes, Pseudocheirus and Pseudochirops .^[1]

Species

It contains the following species:^[2]

Lowland ringtail possum, Pseudochirulus canescens
Weyland ringtail possum, Pseudochirulus caroli
Cinereus ringtail possum, Pseudochirulus cinereus
Painted ringtail possum, Pseudochirulus forbesi
Herbert River ringtail possum, Pseudochirulus herbertensis
Masked ringtail possum, Pseudochirulus larvatus
Pygmy ringtail possum, Pseudochirulus mayeri
Vogelkop ringtail possum, Pseudochirulus schlegeli

References

↑ Meredith, Robert W.; Mendoza, Miguel A.; Roberts, Karen K.; Westerman, Michael; Springer, Mark S. (2010). "A Phylogeny and Timescale for the Evolution of Pseudocheiridae (Marsupialia: Diprotodontia) in Australia and New Guinea". Journal of Mammalian Evolution. 17 (2): 75–99. doi:10.1007/s10914-010-9129-7. PMC 2987229 . PMID 21125022.
↑ Groves, C. P. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 51–53. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.

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[1] Meredith, Robert W.; Mendoza, Miguel A.; Roberts, Karen K.; Westerman, Michael; Springer, Mark S. (2010). "A Phylogeny and Timescale for the Evolution of Pseudocheiridae (Marsupialia: Diprotodontia) in Australia and New Guinea". Journal of Mammalian Evolution. 17 (2): 75–99. doi:10.1007/s10914-010-9129-7. PMC 2987229 . PMID 21125022.

[msw3-2] Groves, C. P. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 51–53. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.

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