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Species profile—Hemibelideus lemuroides (lemuroid ringtail possum)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Mammalia (mammals) → Pseudocheiridae (Ringtail Possums and Greater Gliders) → Hemibelideus lemuroides (lemuroid ringtail possum)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Mammalia (mammals)
Family
Pseudocheiridae (Ringtail Possums and Greater Gliders)
Scientific name
Hemibelideus lemuroides (Collett, 1884)
Common name
lemuroid ringtail possum
Type reference
Collett, R. (1844). On some apparently new marsupials from Queensland. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1884: 381-389 pls 29-32 [Oct. 1884] [385]
WildNet taxon ID
845
Alternate name(s)
brush-lipped ringtail possum
lemur-like ringtail possum
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
CR
Conservation significant
Yes
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=845.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
8 March 2022