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)
Closest Relatives at Grampians National Park
Eastern Grey Kangaroo
Macropus giganteus
Swamp Wallaby
Wallabia bicolor
Red-necked Wallaby
Notamacropus rufogriseus
Western Grey Kangaroo
Macropus fuliginosus
Common Brushtail
Trichosurus vulpecula
Inland Sugar Glider
Petaurus notatus
Eastern Pygmy Possum
Cercartetus nanus
Koala
Phascolarctos cinereus
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 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Noosa National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 10 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 11 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Common Ringtail Possum in Grampians National Park?
About 20% of visitor-days record a Common Ringtail Possum sighting in Grampians National Park, based on 19 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Ringtail Possum in Grampians National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Common Ringtail Possum in Grampians National Park in our monthly data.