Common Name
Common Ringtail Possum
APC
Lower Risk (Least Concern)
Stronghold population
False
Regionally significant/rationale
False
Restricted distribution/rationale
False
Historical abundance
Possibly declining
Overall distribution
Eastern and southern Australia
Local distribution
Patchily distributed in wet eucalypt and rainforest. Uncommon in Gold Coast suburbs (very common in Brisbane suburbs)
Known location
Ormeau, Mt Tamborine, Burleigh Heads, Reedy Creek, Guanaba, Tallebudgera Valley, Burleigh Knoll CP,
Other locality
Due to its ability to live in farmland, parks and gardens, this possum remains common.
General ecology
Rainforest, riparian forest, parks, gardens, and eucalypt forest with a layer of dense small trees. One of the more common mammals in rainforest, and one of the few native mammals able to live in suburbia
Specific ecology
Requires thick tree crowns for nests and interconnecting branches or vines for movement.
