Common Ringtail Possum
Pseudocheirus peregrinus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderDiprotodontia (Kangaroos, Possums, Wombats, and Allies)
- FamilyPseudocheiridae (Ring-tailed Possums and Greater Gliders)
- GenusPseudocheirus (Australian Ring-tailed Possums)
- SpeciesPseudocheirus peregrinus (Common Ringtail Possum)
The common ringtail possum (Pseudocheirus peregrinus, Greek for "false hand" and Latin for "pilgrim" or "alien") is an Australian marsupial. The possum lives in a variety of habitats and eats a variety of leaves of both native and introduced plants, as well as flowers, fruits and sap. It also consumes caecotropes, which are material fermented in the caecum and expelled during the daytime when it is resting in a nest. This behaviour is called caecotrophy and is similar to that seen in rabbits. The possum carries its young in a pouch, where it develops for 120–130 days before leaving. They are affected by land clearing, which destroys their habitat. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Common Ringtail Possum sighting in Wilsons Promontory National Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Wilsons Promontory National Park
Common Wombat
Vombatus ursinus
Swamp Wallaby
Wallabia bicolor
Eastern Grey Kangaroo
Macropus giganteus
Common Brushtail
Trichosurus vulpecula
Koala
Phascolarctos cinereus
Mountain Brushtail Possum
Trichosurus cunninghami
Eastern Pygmy Possum
Cercartetus nanus
Feather-tailed Glider
Acrobates pygmaeus
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Maria Island National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Noosa National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 10 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 11 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 12 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Common Ringtail Possum in Wilsons Promontory National Park?
About 11% of wildlife watchers report a Common Ringtail Possum sighting in Wilsons Promontory National Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Common Ringtail Possum in Wilsons Promontory National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Common Ringtail Possum in Wilsons Promontory National Park in our monthly data.