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Daintree River Ringtail Possum
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Infraclass:	Marsupialia
Order:	Diprotodontia
Family:	Pseudocheiridae
Genus:	Pseudochirulus
Species:	P. cinereus
Binomial name
Pseudochirulus cinereus (Tate, 1945)
Cinereus ringtail possum range

The Daintree River ringtail possum (Pseudochirulus cinereus), also known as the cinereus ringtail possum, is a species of possum found in northeastern Queensland, Australia. It was long believed to be the same as the Herbert River ringtail possum (P. herbertensis), but has recently been separated. The two species differ considerably in appearance.

The Daintree River ringtail possum is a cinnamon or brown colour, and has been said, like the lemuroid ringtail possum (Hemibelideus lemuroides), to resemble a lemur. It is found in montane tropical rainforest in three separate populations just north of Cairns: on Carbine Tableland, Mount Windsor Tableland and Thornton Peak massif.

References

1. 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. p. 52. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
2. Woinarski, J.; Burbidge, A.A. (2016). "Pseudochirulus cinereus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T18508A21962025. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T18508A21962025.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
3. Menkhorst, Peter (2001). A Field Guide to the Mammals of Australia. Oxford University Press. p. 98.

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