False ringtail possums (''Pseudochirops'') are members of a genus of

marsupial Marsupials are a diverse group of mammals belonging to the infraclass Marsupialia. They are natively found in Australasia, Wallacea, and the Americas. One of marsupials' unique features is their reproductive strategy: the young are born in a r ...

in the family

Pseudocheiridae Pseudocheiridae is a family of arboreal marsupials containing 17 extant species of ringtailed possums and close relatives. They are found in forested areas and shrublands throughout Australia and New Guinea. Characteristics Physically, they app ...

. It contains the following species: *

D'Albertis's ringtail possum D'Albertis' ringtail possum (''Pseudochirops albertisii'') is a species of marsupial in the family Pseudocheiridae. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is an ...

, ''Pseudochirops albertisii'' *

Green ringtail possum The green ringtail possum (''Pseudochirops archeri'') is a species of ringtail possum found only in northern Australia. This makes it unique in its genus, all other members of which are found in New Guinea or nearby islands. The green ringtail p ...

, ''Pseudochirops archeri'' *

Plush-coated ringtail possum The plush-coated ringtail possum or golden ringtail possum (''Pseudochirops corinnae'') is a species of marsupial in the family Pseudocheiridae. It is found in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropi ...

, ''Pseudochirops corinnae'' *

Reclusive ringtail possum The reclusive ringtail possum or Monk ringtail possum (''Pseudochirops coronatus'') is a species of marsupial in the family Pseudocheiridae. It is endemic to the Arfak Mountains in the Vogelkop Peninsula of West Papua, Indonesia Indon ...

, ''Pseudochirops coronatus'' *

Coppery ringtail possum The coppery ringtail possum (''Pseudochirops cupreus'') is a species of marsupial in the family Pseudocheiridae. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. It is known as ymduŋ; bald, kagm, kas-gs, tglem-tud in the Kalam language of Papua ...

, ''Pseudochirops cupreus''

References

Possums Marsupial genera Taxa named by Paul Matschie Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Diprotodont-stub