The reclusive ringtail possum or Monk ringtail possum (''Pseudochirops coronatus'') is a species 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. It is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...

to the Arfak Mountains in the Vogelkop Peninsula of West Papua,

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Possums Mammals of Western New Guinea Mammals described in 1897 Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Marsupials of New Guinea {{Diprotodont-stub