Rock-haunting ringtail possum
| Rock-haunting ringtail possum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Diprotodontia |
| Family: | Pseudocheiridae |
| Subfamily: | Pseudocheirinae |
| Genus: | Petropseudes Thomas, 1923 |
| Species: | P. dahli |
| Binomial name | |
| Petropseudes dahli (Collett, 1895) | |
| Rock-haunting ringtail possum range | |
The rock-haunting ringtail possum (Petropseudes dahli), also known as the rock ringtail possum, is a species of Australian possum. It is found in rocky escarpments in the Kimberley, Arnhem Land and Gulf of Carpentaria across Western Australia and Northern Territory and just passing the Queensland border. It is also found on Groote Eylandt. According to some authorities, it is the only species in the genus Petropseudes, but other authorities place it among the members of the genus Pseudochirops.
The rock-haunting ringtail possum has one of the shortest tails of all ringtail possums, and at its end it is hairless and scaly. It lives in small groups and is mainly herbivorous. It has a stocky build and is mostly grey in colour.