Pseudocheirus peregrinus Boddaert 1785 (common ringtail possum)

Mammalia - Diprotodontia - Pseudocheiridae

Alternative combination: Didelphis peregrinus

Synonyms: Didelphis caudivolvula Kerr 1792 [objective synonym], Didelphis novaehollandiae Bechstein 1800 [objective synonym], Phalangista banksii Gray 1838 [objective synonym], Pseudochirus caudivolvulus Kerr 1792 [objective synonym]

Belongs to Pseudocheirus according to C. Smeenk 2009

See also Wilson and Reeder 2005

Sister taxa: Pseudocheirus albertisii, Pseudocheirus stirtoni, Pseudochirus peregrinus

Subtaxa: Pseudocheirus peregrinus occidentalis

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Ecology: arboreal herbivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Australia (15 collections)

Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence

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