Western Ringtail Possum
Pseudocheirus occidentalis
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Epic
- Observations
- 504
- Most observed in
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Conservation
- Critically Endangered
Description
The western ringtail possum or ngwayir (Pseudocheirus occidentalis) is a species of possum found in a small area of Southwest Australia. They are a cat-sized marsupial with a stocky build, dark greyish-brown fur, pale underparts and a long prehensile tail with a whitish tip. Ngwayir forage at night through the upper canopy of trees, feeding on young leaves, flowers and fruit, especially in groves of the weeping peppermint Agonis flexuosa.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Western ringtail possum”.