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Lowland ringtail possum

Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Infraclass:	Marsupialia
Order:	Diprotodontia
Family:	Pseudocheiridae
Genus:	Pseudochirulus
Species:	P. canescens
Binomial name
*Pseudochirulus canescens* (Waterhouse, 1846)

Lowland ringtail possum range
Synonyms
Pseudocheirus canescens (Waterhouse, 1846)

The lowland ringtail possum (Pseudochirulus canescens) is a species of marsupial in the family Pseudocheiridae. It is found in Indonesia, the Solomon Islands, and Papua New Guinea.

References

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.
^ Helgen, K.; Dickman, C.; Aplin, K. (2016). "Pseudochirulus canescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T40638A21961626. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T40638A21961626.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

Extant Diprotodontia species

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Infraclass Marsupialia

Suborder Vombatiformes

Phascolarctidae

Phascolarctos	Koala (P. cinereus)

Vombatidae
(wombats)

Vombatus	Common wombat (V. ursinus)
Lasiorhinus	Southern hairy-nosed wombat (L. latifrons) Northern hairy-nosed wombat (L. krefftii)

Suborder Phalangeriformes (possums)

Phalangeridae
(including cuscuses)

Ailurops (bear cuscuses)	Talaud bear cuscus (A. melanotis) Sulawesi bear cuscus (A. ursinus)
Phalanger	Gebe cuscus (P. alexandrae) Mountain cuscus (P. carmelitae) Ground cuscus (P. gymnotis) Eastern common cuscus (P. intercastellanus) Woodlark cuscus (P. lullulae) Blue-eyed cuscus (P. matabiru) Telefomin cuscus (P. matanim) Southern common cuscus (P. mimicus) Northern common cuscus (P. orientalis) Ornate cuscus (P. ornatus) Rothschild's cuscus (P. rothschildi) Silky cuscus (P. sericeus) Stein's cuscus (P. vestitus)
Spilocuscus	Admiralty Island cuscus (S. kraemeri) Common spotted cuscus (S. maculatus) Waigeou cuscus (S. papuensis) Black-spotted cuscus (S. rufoniger) Blue-eyed spotted cuscus (S. wilsoni)
Strigocuscus	Sulawesi dwarf cuscus (S. celebensis) Banggai cuscus (S. pelegensis)
Trichosurus (brushtail possums)	Northern brushtail possum (T. arnhemensis) Short-eared possum (T. caninus) Mountain brushtail possum (T. cunninghami) Coppery brushtail possum (T. johnstonii) Common brushtail possum (T. vulpecula)
Wyulda	Scaly-tailed possum (W. squamicaudata)

Burramyidae
(pygmy possums)

Burramys	Mountain pygmy possum (B. parvus)
Cercartetus	Long-tailed pygmy possum (C. caudatus) Western pygmy possum (C. concinnus) Tasmanian pygmy possum (C. lepidus) Eastern pygmy possum (C. nanus)

Tarsipedidae

Tarsipes	Honey possum (T. rostratus)

Petauridae

Dactylopsila	Great-tailed triok (D. megalura) Long-fingered triok (D. palpator) Tate's triok (D. tatei) Striped possum (D. trivirgata)
Gymnobelideus	Leadbeater's possum (G. leadbeateri)
Petaurus	Northern glider (P. abidi) Yellow-bellied glider (P. australis) Biak glider (P. biacensis) Sugar glider (P. breviceps) Mahogany glider (P. gracilis) Squirrel glider (P. norfolcensis)

Pseudocheiridae

Hemibelideus	Lemur-like ringtail possum (H. lemuroides)
Petauroides (greater gliders)	Central greater glider (P. armillatus) Northern greater glider (P. minor) Southern greater glider (P. volans)
Petropseudes	Rock-haunting ringtail possum (P. dahli)
Pseudocheirus	Common ringtail possum (P. peregrinus)
Pseudochirulus	Lowland ringtail possum (P. canescens) Weyland ringtail possum (P. caroli) Cinereus ringtail possum (P. cinereus) Painted ringtail possum (P. forbesi) Herbert River ringtail possum (P. herbertensis) Masked ringtail possum (P. larvatus) Pygmy ringtail possum (P. mayeri) Vogelkop ringtail possum (P. schlegeli)
Pseudochirops	D'Albertis's ringtail possum (P. albertisii) Green ringtail possum (P. archeri) Plush-coated ringtail possum (P. corinnae) Reclusive ringtail possum (P. coronatus) Coppery ringtail possum (P. cupreus)

Acrobatidae

Acrobates	Feathertail glider (A. pygmaeus)
Distoechurus	Feather-tailed possum (D. pennatus)

Suborder Macropodiformes

Macropodidae
(includes wallabies)

Lagostrophus	Banded hare-wallaby (L. fasciatus)
Dendrolagus (tree-kangaroos)	Bennett's tree-kangaroo (D. bennettianus) Doria's tree-kangaroo (D. dorianus) Goodfellow's tree-kangaroo (D. goodfellowi) Grizzled tree-kangaroo (D. inustus) Lumholtz's tree-kangaroo (D. lumholtzi) Matschie's tree-kangaroo (D. matschiei) Dingiso (D. mbaiso) Ifola (D. notatus) Golden-mantled tree-kangaroo (D. pulcherrimus) Lowlands tree-kangaroo (D. spadix) Tenkile (D. scottae) Seri's tree-kangaroo (D. stellarum) Ursine tree-kangaroo (D. ursinus)
Dorcopsis	Black dorcopsis (D. atrata) White-striped dorcopsis (D. hageni) Gray dorcopsis (D. luctuosa) Brown dorcopsis (D. muelleri)
Dorcopsulus	Macleay's dorcopsis (D. macleayi) Small dorcopsis (D. vanheurni)
Lagorchestes (hare-wallabies)	Spectacled hare-wallaby (L. conspicillatus) Rufous hare-wallaby (L. hirsutus)
Macropus	Western grey kangaroo (M. fuliginosus) Eastern grey kangaroo (M. giganteus)
Notamacropus	Agile wallaby (N. agilis) Black-striped wallaby (N. dorsalis) Tammar wallaby (N. eugenii) Western brush wallaby (N. irma) Parma wallaby (N. parma) Whiptail wallaby (N. parryi) Red-necked wallaby (N. rufogriseus)
Onychogalea (nail-tail wallabies)	Bridled nail-tail wallaby (O. fraenata) Northern nail-tail wallaby (O. unguifera)
Osphranter	Antilopine kangaroo (O. antilopinus) Black wallaroo (O. bernardus) Common wallaroo (O. robustus) Red kangaroo (O. rufus)
Petrogale (rock-wallabies)	P. brachyotis species group: Short-eared rock-wallaby (P. brachyotis) Monjon (P. burbidgei) Nabarlek (P. concinna) Eastern short-eared rock-wallaby (P. wilkinsi) P. xanthopus species group: Proserpine rock-wallaby (P. persephone) Rothschild's rock-wallaby (P. rothschildi) Yellow-footed rock-wallaby (P. xanthopus) P. lateralis/penicillata species group: Allied rock-wallaby (P. assimilis) Cape York rock-wallaby (P. coenensis) Godman's rock-wallaby (P. godmani) Herbert's rock-wallaby (P. herberti) Unadorned rock-wallaby (P. inornata) Black-flanked rock-wallaby (P. lateralis) Mareeba rock-wallaby (P. mareeba) Brush-tailed rock-wallaby (P. penicillata) Purple-necked rock-wallaby (P. purpureicollis) Mount Claro rock-wallaby (P. sharmani)
Setonix	Quokka (S. brachyurus)
Thylogale (pademelons)	Tasmanian pademelon (T. billardierii) Brown's pademelon (T. browni) Dusky pademelon (T. brunii) Calaby's pademelon (T. calabyi) Mountain pademelon (T. lanatus) Red-legged pademelon (T. stigmatica) Red-necked pademelon (T. thetis)
Wallabia	Swamp wallaby (W. bicolor)

Potoroidae

Aepyprymnus	Rufous rat-kangaroo (A. rufescens)
Bettongia (bettongs)	Eastern bettong (B. gaimardi) Boodie (B. lesueur) Woylie (B. penicillata) Northern bettong (B. tropica)
Potorous (potoroos)	Long-footed potoroo (P. longipes) Long-nosed potoroo (P. tridactylus) Gilbert's potoroo (P. gilbertii)

Hypsiprymnodontidae

Hypsiprymnodon	Musky rat-kangaroo (H. moschatus)

Taxon identifiers
Pseudochirulus canescens	Wikidata: Q209568 Wikispecies: Pseudochirulus canescens BioLib: 33052 BOLD: 914820 CoL: 6WDNB EoL: 1038004 GBIF: 2440088 iNaturalist: 42749 IRMNG: 11278549 ITIS: 709421 IUCN: 40638 MDD: 1000354 MSW: 11000111 NCBI: 699039 Observation.org: 86885 Open Tree of Life: 489412

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