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href="/wiki/Diprotodontia" title="Diprotodontia">Diprotodontia</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Family: </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pseudocheiridae" title="Pseudocheiridae">Pseudocheiridae</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Genus: </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pseudocheirus" title="Pseudocheirus"><i>Pseudocheirus</i></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Species: </td> <td><div style="display:inline" class="species"><i><b>P. peregrinus</b></i></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="color:inherit; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(235,235,210)"><a href="/wiki/Binomial_nomenclature" title="Binomial nomenclature">Binomial name</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center"><b><span class="binomial"><span style="font-weight:normal;"></span><i>Pseudocheirus peregrinus</i></span></b><br /><div style="font-size: 85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Pieter_Boddaert" title="Pieter Boddaert">Boddaert</a>, 1785)</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Common_Ringtail_Possum_area.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Common_Ringtail_Possum_area.png/220px-Common_Ringtail_Possum_area.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/Common_Ringtail_Possum_area.png 1.5x" data-file-width="301" data-file-height="301" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-size: 88%">Common ringtail possum range (except <a href="/wiki/Western_ringtail_possum" title="Western ringtail possum">Western ringtail possum</a> (<i>Pseudocheirus peregrinus occidentalis</i>) range) (blue — native, red — introduced) </td></tr> </tbody></table><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238732961">@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox.biota tr{background:transparent!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox.biota img{background:transparent}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox.biota tr{background:transparent!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox.biota img{background:white}}.mw-parser-output .infobox.biota .taxobox-edit-taxonomy img{background:transparent!important}body.skin-vector .mw-parser-output table.biota.infobox{margin-top:0.5em}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output table.biota.infobox tr.taxonrow td{padding:2px 10px}</style> <p>The <b>common ringtail possum</b> (<i><b>Pseudocheirus peregrinus</b></i>, <a href="/wiki/Ancient_Greek" title="Ancient Greek">Greek</a> for "false hand" and <a href="/wiki/Latin" title="Latin">Latin</a> for "pilgrim" or "alien") is an Australian <a href="/wiki/Marsupial" title="Marsupial">marsupial</a>. </p><p>It lives in a variety of habitats and eats a variety of leaves of both native and introduced plants, as well as flowers, fruits and sap. This <a href="/wiki/Phalangeriformes" title="Phalangeriformes">possum</a> also consumes <a href="/wiki/Cecotrope" title="Cecotrope">caecotropes</a>, which is material fermented in the caecum and expelled during the daytime when it is resting in a nest. This behaviour is called <a href="/wiki/Cecotrope" title="Cecotrope">caecotrophy</a> and is similar to that seen in rabbits. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Taxonomy">Taxonomy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Common_ringtail_possum&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Taxonomy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The common ringtail possum is currently classified as one of the two living species in the genus <i><a href="/wiki/Pseudocheirus" title="Pseudocheirus">Pseudocheirus</a></i>; the species of <i><a href="/wiki/Pseudochirulus" title="Pseudochirulus">Pseudochirulus</a></i> and other ringtail genera were formerly also classified in <i>Pseudocheirus</i>. Several subspecies have been described:<sup id="cite_ref-MSW3_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MSW3-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><i><b>Pseudocheirus peregrinus pereginus</b></i>, the type subspecies based on a collection made at <a href="/wiki/Endeavour_River" title="Endeavour River">Endeavour River</a></li> <li><i><b>Pseudocheirus peregrinus convolutor</b></i>, (Eastern ringtail possum or Southeastern ringtail possum)</li> <li><i><b>Pseudocheirus peregrinus pulcher</b></i>, (Rufous ringtail possum)</li></ul> <p><i><a href="/wiki/Pseudocheirus_peregrinus_occidentalis" class="mw-redirect" title="Pseudocheirus peregrinus occidentalis">Pseudocheirus occidentalis</a></i> (Ngwayir, or the Western ringtail possum), found in the south west of Australia, used to be considered a subspecies of <i>Pseudocheirus peregrinus</i>; however, it is now formally considered a separate species.<sup id="cite_ref-sprat_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sprat-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Description">Description</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Common_ringtail_possum&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Description"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The common ringtail possum weighs between 550 and 1,100 g (19 and 39 oz) and is approximately 30–35 cm (12–14 in) cm long when grown (excluding the tail, which is roughly the same length again). It has grey or black fur with white patches behind the eyes and usually a cream-coloured belly. It has a long <a href="/wiki/Prehensile" class="mw-redirect" title="Prehensile">prehensile</a> tail which normally displays a distinctive white tip over 25% of its length. The back feet are <a href="/wiki/Dactyly#Syndactyly" title="Dactyly">syndactyl</a>, which helps it to climb. The ringtail possum's molars have sharp and pointed <a href="/wiki/Cusp_(dentistry)" class="mw-redirect" title="Cusp (dentistry)">cusps</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Tyndale2005_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tyndale2005-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Distribution_and_habitat">Distribution and habitat</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Common_ringtail_possum&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Distribution and habitat"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The common ringtail possum ranges on the east coast of Australia, as well as Tasmania and a part of southwestern Australia.<sup id="cite_ref-diversity_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-diversity-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They generally live in temperate and tropical environments and are rare in drier environments. Ringtail possums prefer forests of dense brush, particularly <a href="/wiki/Eucalyptus" title="Eucalyptus">eucalyptus</a> forests.<sup id="cite_ref-diversity_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-diversity-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The common ringtail possum and its relatives occupy a range of niches similar to those of lemurs, monkeys, squirrels, and bushbabies in similar forests on other continents.<sup id="cite_ref-Barnett_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Barnett-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is less prolific and less widespread than the <a href="/wiki/Common_brushtail_possum" title="Common brushtail possum">common brushtail possum</a>. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Common_Ringtail_Possum_-_AndrewMercer_IMG13848.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Common_Ringtail_Possum_-_AndrewMercer_IMG13848.jpg/220px-Common_Ringtail_Possum_-_AndrewMercer_IMG13848.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Common_Ringtail_Possum_-_AndrewMercer_IMG13848.jpg/330px-Common_Ringtail_Possum_-_AndrewMercer_IMG13848.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Common_Ringtail_Possum_-_AndrewMercer_IMG13848.jpg/440px-Common_Ringtail_Possum_-_AndrewMercer_IMG13848.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4473" data-file-height="2982" /></a><figcaption>A common ringtail possum carrying young.</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Behaviour">Behaviour</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Common_ringtail_possum&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Behaviour"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The common ringtail possum is nocturnal and well adapted to arboreal life. It relies on its prehensile tail and sometimes will descend to the ground.<sup id="cite_ref-diversity_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-diversity-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They communicate with soft, high-pitched, and twittering calls.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Common_Ringtail_Possum.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Common_Ringtail_Possum.jpg/220px-Common_Ringtail_Possum.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="308" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Common_Ringtail_Possum.jpg/330px-Common_Ringtail_Possum.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Common_Ringtail_Possum.jpg/440px-Common_Ringtail_Possum.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1234" data-file-height="1728" /></a><figcaption>Asleep in daytime roost. Common ringtails usually build nests. This one prefers the open air.</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Diet_and_foraging">Diet and foraging</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Common_ringtail_possum&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Diet and foraging"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The common ringtail possum feeds on a wide variety of plants in the family <a href="/wiki/Myrtaceae" title="Myrtaceae">Myrtaceae</a> including the foliage, flowers and fruits from shrubs and lower canopy.<sup id="cite_ref-Thomson1964_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Thomson1964-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some populations are also known to feed on the leaves of cypress pine (<i><a href="/wiki/Callitris" title="Callitris">Callitris</a></i>), wattles (<i><a href="/wiki/Acacia" title="Acacia">Acacia</a></i> spp.) and plant gum or resins.<sup id="cite_ref-Hermsen2015_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hermsen2015-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-DeAngelis2017_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DeAngelis2017-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>When foraging, ringtail possums prefer young leaves over old ones. One study found the emergence of young possums from their pouches corresponds to the flowering and fruiting of the tea-tree, <i><a href="/wiki/Leptospermum" title="Leptospermum">Leptospermum</a></i> and the peak of fresh plant growth.<sup id="cite_ref-Barnett_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Barnett-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Young eucalypt leaves are richer in nitrogen and have less dense cell walls than older leaves; however, the protein gained from them is less available due to higher amounts of tannins.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When feeding, the possum's molars slice through the leaves, slitting them into pieces. The possum's gastrointestinal tract sends the fine particles to the caecum and the coarse ones to the colon.<sup id="cite_ref-Tyndale2005_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tyndale2005-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These particles stay in the caecum for up to 70 hours where the cell walls and tanned cytoplasts are partially digested.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>What distinguishes the digestive system of the common ringtail possum from that of the koala and the greater glider is the caecal contents are expelled as <a href="/wiki/Cecotrope" title="Cecotrope">caecotropes</a>, reingested and passed into the stomach. Because of this, the ringtail possum is able to gain more protein.<sup id="cite_ref-Tyndale2005_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tyndale2005-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This is also done by <a href="/wiki/Lagomorph" class="mw-redirect" title="Lagomorph">lagomorphs</a> (<a href="/wiki/Rabbit" title="Rabbit">rabbits</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hare" title="Hare">hares</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pika" title="Pika">pikas</a>). Hard faeces are produced during the night while feeding and are not eaten, while caecotropes are produced during the day during rests and are eaten.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Metabolism">Metabolism</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Common_ringtail_possum&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Metabolism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ringtail_Possum._Brisbane.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Ringtail_Possum._Brisbane.jpg/220px-Ringtail_Possum._Brisbane.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Ringtail_Possum._Brisbane.jpg/330px-Ringtail_Possum._Brisbane.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Ringtail_Possum._Brisbane.jpg/440px-Ringtail_Possum._Brisbane.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4514" data-file-height="3009" /></a><figcaption>Common ringtail possum in Brisbane, Queensland.</figcaption></figure> <p>The re-ingestion of caecotropes also serves to maintain the ringtail possum's energy balance. Ringtail possums gain much of their gross energy from reingestion.<sup id="cite_ref-Chilcott1984_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chilcott1984-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The common ringtail possum has a daily maintenance nitrogen requirement (MNR) of 290 mg N/kg<sup>0.75</sup>. Common ringtail possums gain much of their MNR from consuming their nitrogen-rich caecotropes. They would have to gain 620 mg N/kg<sup>0.75</sup> otherwise.<sup id="cite_ref-Tyndale2005_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tyndale2005-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The ringtail possum recycles 96% of its liver's urea, which is then transferred into the caecum and made into bacterial protein. Only re-ingestion makes this effective and the bacterial protein must be digested in the stomach and the amino acids subsequently absorbed in the small intestine.<sup id="cite_ref-Tyndale2005_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tyndale2005-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This recycling also allows the possum to conserve water and urinate less. Reingestion allows the possum to live on low nitrogen eucalyptus leaves which is particularly important during late lactation.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It has been found that at higher temperatures, the common ringtail possum consumes less food due to a limited ability to metabolize <a href="/wiki/Toxin" title="Toxin">toxins</a> found in their diet.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Because 55% of their water intake comes from the leaves and foliage they consume, their <a href="/wiki/Metabolic_rate" class="mw-redirect" title="Metabolic rate">metabolic rate</a> must remain low and stable while facing water loss.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In response to this challenge, common ringtail possums can control their body temperature and conserve water by using facultative hyperthermia to temporarily raise their internal body temperature, ranging from 29 to 39 °C (84 to 102 °F).<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Nesting">Nesting</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Common_ringtail_possum&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Nesting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Common ringtail possums live a <a href="/wiki/Gregarious" class="mw-redirect" title="Gregarious">gregarious</a> lifestyle which centres on their communal nests, also called dreys.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ringtail possums build nests from tree branches and occasionally use tree hollows. A communal nest is made up of an adult female and an adult male, their dependant offspring and immature offspring of the previous year.<sup id="cite_ref-Thomson1964_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Thomson1964-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A group of ringtail possums may build several dreys at different sites. Ringtail possums are territorial and will drive away any strange conspecifics from their nests. A group has a strong attachment to their site. In one experiment, in which a group was removed from their territory, it remained uncolonised for the following two years.<sup id="cite_ref-Thomson1964_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Thomson1964-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ringtail possum nests tend to be more common in low scrub and less common in heavily timbered areas with little under-story.<sup id="cite_ref-Tyndale2005_4-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tyndale2005-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Dreys contribute to the survival of the young when they are no longer carried on their mother's back.<sup id="cite_ref-Tyndale2005_4-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tyndale2005-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Reproduction_and_growth">Reproduction and growth</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Common_ringtail_possum&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Reproduction and growth"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ring-tailed_possum.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Ring-tailed_possum.jpg/220px-Ring-tailed_possum.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="285" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Ring-tailed_possum.jpg/330px-Ring-tailed_possum.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Ring-tailed_possum.jpg/440px-Ring-tailed_possum.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1395" data-file-height="1808" /></a><figcaption>Common ringtail possum in <a href="/wiki/South_Yarra,_Victoria" class="mw-redirect" title="South Yarra, Victoria">South Yarra, Victoria</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>The common ringtail possum carries its young in a pouch, where it develops. Depending on the area, the mating season can take place anywhere between April and December.<sup id="cite_ref-diversity_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-diversity-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The majority of the young are born between May and July. The oestrous cycle of ringtail possum lasts 28 days.<sup id="cite_ref-Barnett_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Barnett-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is both polyoestrous and polyovular. If a female prematurely loses her litter, she can return to oestrous and produce a second litter in October as a replacement if conditions are right.<sup id="cite_ref-Tyndale2005_4-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tyndale2005-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The average litter is two, although there are very occasionally triplets.<sup id="cite_ref-Tyndale2005_4-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tyndale2005-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Common ringtail possum young tend to grow relatively slowly due to dilute milk with low lipid levels that is provided to the young. As with other marsupials, the common ringtail possum's milk changes through lactation.<sup id="cite_ref-Munks1991_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Munks1991-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the second phase of lactation, more solid foods are eaten, especially when the young first emerges from the pouch.<sup id="cite_ref-Munks1991_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Munks1991-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During this time, the concentration of carbohydrates fall, while those of proteins and lipids reach their highest.<sup id="cite_ref-Munks1991_19-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Munks1991-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The long lactation of the ringtail possums may give the young more time to learn skills in the communal nest as well as to climb and forage in the trees.<sup id="cite_ref-Tyndale2005_4-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tyndale2005-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The young are first able to vocalise and open their eyes between 90 and 106 days of age.<sup id="cite_ref-diversity_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-diversity-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They leave their mother's pouch at 120–130 days. However, lactation usually continues until 180–220 days after birth but sometimes ends by 145 days.<sup id="cite_ref-Barnett_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Barnett-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Both sexes become sexually mature in the first mating season after their birth. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Status">Status</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Common_ringtail_possum&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Status"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Common ringtail possum populations severely declined during the 1950s. However, populations seem to have recovered in recent times.<sup id="cite_ref-diversity_5-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-diversity-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Because they are largely arboreal, common ringtail possums are particularly affected by <a href="/wiki/Deforestation_in_Australia" class="mw-redirect" title="Deforestation in Australia">deforestation in Australia</a>. They are also heavily preyed upon by the introduced <a href="/wiki/Red_fox" title="Red fox">red fox</a>. 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cuscus">Southern common cuscus (<i>P. mimicus</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_common_cuscus" title="Northern common cuscus">Northern common cuscus (<i>P. orientalis</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ornate_cuscus" title="Ornate cuscus">Ornate cuscus (<i>P. ornatus</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rothschild%27s_cuscus" title="Rothschild's cuscus">Rothschild's cuscus (<i>P. rothschildi</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Silky_cuscus" title="Silky cuscus">Silky cuscus (<i>P. sericeus</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stein%27s_cuscus" title="Stein's cuscus">Stein's cuscus (<i>P. vestitus</i>)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8.5em"><i><a href="/wiki/Spilocuscus" title="Spilocuscus">Spilocuscus</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Admiralty_Island_cuscus" title="Admiralty Island cuscus">Admiralty Island cuscus (<i>S. kraemeri</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Common_spotted_cuscus" title="Common spotted cuscus">Common spotted cuscus (<i>S. maculatus</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waigeou_cuscus" title="Waigeou cuscus">Waigeou cuscus (<i>S. papuensis</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black-spotted_cuscus" title="Black-spotted cuscus">Black-spotted cuscus (<i>S. rufoniger</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blue-eyed_spotted_cuscus" title="Blue-eyed spotted cuscus">Blue-eyed spotted cuscus (<i>S. wilsoni</i>)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8.5em"><i><a href="/wiki/Strigocuscus" title="Strigocuscus">Strigocuscus</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sulawesi_dwarf_cuscus" title="Sulawesi dwarf cuscus">Sulawesi dwarf cuscus (<i>S. celebensis</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Banggai_cuscus" title="Banggai cuscus">Banggai cuscus (<i>S. pelegensis</i>)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8.5em"><i><a href="/wiki/Brushtail_possum" title="Brushtail possum">Trichosurus</a></i><br /><small><span style="color:#696969"><span class="nobold">(brushtail possums)</span></span></small></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Northern_brushtail_possum" title="Northern brushtail possum">Northern brushtail possum (<i>T. arnhemensis</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short-eared_possum" title="Short-eared possum">Short-eared possum (<i>T. caninus</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mountain_brushtail_possum" title="Mountain brushtail possum">Mountain brushtail possum (<i>T. cunninghami</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coppery_brushtail_possum" title="Coppery brushtail possum">Coppery brushtail possum (<i>T. johnstonii</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Common_brushtail_possum" title="Common brushtail possum">Common brushtail possum (<i>T. vulpecula</i>)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8.5em"><i><a href="/wiki/Scaly-tailed_possum" title="Scaly-tailed possum">Wyulda</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Scaly-tailed_possum" title="Scaly-tailed possum">Scaly-tailed possum (<i>W. squamicaudata</i>)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Pygmy_possum" title="Pygmy possum">Burramyidae</a><br /><small><span style="color:#696969"><span class="nobold">(pygmy possums)</span></span></small></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8.5em"><i><a href="/wiki/Burramys" title="Burramys">Burramys</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mountain_pygmy_possum" title="Mountain pygmy possum">Mountain pygmy possum (<i>B. parvus</i>)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8.5em"><i><a href="/wiki/Cercartetus" title="Cercartetus">Cercartetus</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Long-tailed_pygmy_possum" title="Long-tailed pygmy possum">Long-tailed pygmy possum (<i>C. caudatus</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_pygmy_possum" title="Western pygmy possum">Western pygmy possum (<i>C. concinnus</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tasmanian_pygmy_possum" title="Tasmanian pygmy possum">Tasmanian pygmy possum (<i>C. lepidus</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_pygmy_possum" title="Eastern pygmy possum">Eastern pygmy possum (<i>C. nanus</i>)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Honey_possum" title="Honey possum">Tarsipedidae</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Tarsipes" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8.5em"><i><a href="/wiki/Honey_possum" title="Honey possum">Tarsipes</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Honey_possum" title="Honey possum">Honey possum (<i>T. rostratus</i>)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Petauridae" title="Petauridae">Petauridae</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8.5em"><i><a href="/wiki/Dactylopsila" title="Dactylopsila">Dactylopsila</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Great-tailed_triok" title="Great-tailed triok">Great-tailed triok (<i>D. megalura</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long-fingered_triok" title="Long-fingered triok">Long-fingered triok (<i>D. palpator</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tate%27s_triok" title="Tate's triok">Tate's triok (<i>D. tatei</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Striped_possum" title="Striped possum">Striped possum (<i>D. trivirgata</i>)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8.5em"><i><a href="/wiki/Leadbeater%27s_possum" title="Leadbeater's possum">Gymnobelideus</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Leadbeater%27s_possum" title="Leadbeater's possum">Leadbeater's possum (<i>G. leadbeateri</i>)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8.5em"><i><a href="/wiki/Petaurus" title="Petaurus">Petaurus</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Northern_glider" title="Northern glider">Northern glider (<i>P. abidi</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yellow-bellied_glider" title="Yellow-bellied glider">Yellow-bellied glider (<i>P. australis</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Biak_glider" title="Biak glider">Biak glider (<i>P. biacensis</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sugar_glider" title="Sugar glider">Sugar glider (<i>P. breviceps</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahogany_glider" title="Mahogany glider">Mahogany glider (<i>P. gracilis</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Squirrel_glider" title="Squirrel glider">Squirrel glider (<i>P. norfolcensis</i>)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Pseudocheiridae" title="Pseudocheiridae">Pseudocheiridae</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8.5em"><i><a href="/wiki/Lemur-like_ringtail_possum" class="mw-redirect" title="Lemur-like ringtail possum">Hemibelideus</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lemur-like_ringtail_possum" class="mw-redirect" title="Lemur-like ringtail possum">Lemur-like ringtail possum (<i>H. lemuroides</i>)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8.5em"><i><a href="/wiki/Greater_glider" title="Greater glider">Petauroides</a></i><br /><small><span style="color:#696969"><span class="nobold">(greater gliders)</span></span></small></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Central_greater_glider" title="Central greater glider">Central greater glider (<i>P. armillatus</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_greater_glider" title="Northern greater glider">Northern greater glider (<i>P. minor</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_greater_glider" title="Southern greater glider">Southern greater glider (<i>P. volans</i>)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8.5em"><i><a href="/wiki/Rock-haunting_ringtail_possum" title="Rock-haunting ringtail possum">Petropseudes</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rock-haunting_ringtail_possum" title="Rock-haunting ringtail possum">Rock-haunting ringtail possum (<i>P. dahli</i>)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8.5em"><i><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Pseudocheirus</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Common ringtail possum (<i>P. peregrinus</i>)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8.5em"><i><a href="/wiki/Pseudochirulus" title="Pseudochirulus">Pseudochirulus</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lowland_ringtail_possum" title="Lowland ringtail possum">Lowland ringtail possum (<i>P. canescens</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Weyland_ringtail_possum" title="Weyland ringtail possum">Weyland ringtail possum (<i>P. caroli</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cinereus_ringtail_possum" class="mw-redirect" title="Cinereus ringtail possum">Cinereus ringtail possum (<i>P. cinereus</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Painted_ringtail_possum" title="Painted ringtail possum">Painted ringtail possum (<i>P. forbesi</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Herbert_River_ringtail_possum" title="Herbert River ringtail possum">Herbert River ringtail possum (<i>P. herbertensis</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Masked_ringtail_possum" title="Masked ringtail possum">Masked ringtail possum (<i>P. larvatus</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pygmy_ringtail_possum" title="Pygmy ringtail possum">Pygmy ringtail possum (<i>P. mayeri</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vogelkop_ringtail_possum" title="Vogelkop ringtail possum">Vogelkop ringtail possum (<i>P. schlegeli</i>)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8.5em"><i><a href="/wiki/Pseudochirops" title="Pseudochirops">Pseudochirops</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/D%27Albertis%27s_ringtail_possum" title="D'Albertis's ringtail possum">D'Albertis's ringtail possum (<i>P. albertisii</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Green_ringtail_possum" title="Green ringtail possum">Green ringtail possum (<i>P. archeri</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plush-coated_ringtail_possum" title="Plush-coated ringtail possum">Plush-coated ringtail possum (<i>P. corinnae</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reclusive_ringtail_possum" title="Reclusive ringtail possum">Reclusive ringtail possum (<i>P. coronatus</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coppery_ringtail_possum" title="Coppery ringtail possum">Coppery ringtail possum (<i>P. cupreus</i>)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Acrobatidae" title="Acrobatidae">Acrobatidae</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8.5em"><i><a href="/wiki/Feathertail_glider" title="Feathertail glider">Acrobates</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Feathertail_glider" title="Feathertail glider">Feathertail glider (<i>A. pygmaeus</i>)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8.5em"><i><a href="/wiki/Feather-tailed_possum" title="Feather-tailed possum">Distoechurus</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Feather-tailed_possum" title="Feather-tailed possum">Feather-tailed possum (<i>D. pennatus</i>)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Suborder_Macropodiformes" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Suborder <a href="/wiki/Macropodiformes" title="Macropodiformes">Macropodiformes</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8.5em"><a href="/wiki/Macropodidae" title="Macropodidae">Macropodidae</a><br /><small><span style="color:#696969"><span class="nobold">(includes <a href="/wiki/Wallaby" title="Wallaby">wallabies</a>)</span></span></small></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8.5em"><i><a href="/wiki/Banded_hare-wallaby" title="Banded hare-wallaby">Lagostrophus</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Banded_hare-wallaby" title="Banded hare-wallaby">Banded hare-wallaby (<i>L. fasciatus</i>)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8.5em"><i><a href="/wiki/Tree-kangaroo" title="Tree-kangaroo">Dendrolagus</a></i><br /><small><span style="color:#696969"><span class="nobold">(tree-kangaroos)</span></span></small></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bennett%27s_tree-kangaroo" title="Bennett's tree-kangaroo">Bennett's tree-kangaroo (<i>D. bennettianus</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doria%27s_tree-kangaroo" title="Doria's tree-kangaroo">Doria's tree-kangaroo (<i>D. dorianus</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goodfellow%27s_tree-kangaroo" title="Goodfellow's tree-kangaroo">Goodfellow's tree-kangaroo (<i>D. goodfellowi</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grizzled_tree-kangaroo" title="Grizzled tree-kangaroo">Grizzled tree-kangaroo (<i>D. inustus</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lumholtz%27s_tree-kangaroo" title="Lumholtz's tree-kangaroo">Lumholtz's tree-kangaroo (<i>D. lumholtzi</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matschie%27s_tree-kangaroo" title="Matschie's tree-kangaroo">Matschie's tree-kangaroo (<i>D. matschiei</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dingiso" title="Dingiso">Dingiso (<i>D. mbaiso</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dendrolagus_notatus" title="Dendrolagus notatus">Ifola (<i>D. notatus</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Golden-mantled_tree-kangaroo" title="Golden-mantled tree-kangaroo">Golden-mantled tree-kangaroo (<i>D. pulcherrimus</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lowlands_tree-kangaroo" title="Lowlands tree-kangaroo">Lowlands tree-kangaroo (<i>D. spadix</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tenkile" title="Tenkile">Tenkile (<i>D. scottae</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seri%27s_tree-kangaroo" title="Seri's tree-kangaroo">Seri's tree-kangaroo (<i>D. stellarum</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ursine_tree-kangaroo" title="Ursine tree-kangaroo">Ursine tree-kangaroo (<i>D. ursinus</i>)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8.5em"><i><a href="/wiki/Dorcopsis" title="Dorcopsis">Dorcopsis</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Black_dorcopsis" title="Black dorcopsis">Black dorcopsis (<i>D. atrata</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/White-striped_dorcopsis" title="White-striped dorcopsis">White-striped dorcopsis (<i>D. hageni</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gray_dorcopsis" title="Gray dorcopsis">Gray dorcopsis (<i>D. luctuosa</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brown_dorcopsis" title="Brown dorcopsis">Brown dorcopsis (<i>D. muelleri</i>)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8.5em"><i><a href="/wiki/Dorcopsulus" title="Dorcopsulus">Dorcopsulus</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Macleay%27s_dorcopsis" title="Macleay's dorcopsis">Macleay's dorcopsis (<i>D. macleayi</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Small_dorcopsis" title="Small dorcopsis">Small dorcopsis (<i>D. vanheurni</i>)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8.5em"><i><a href="/wiki/Lagorchestes" title="Lagorchestes">Lagorchestes</a></i><br /><small><span style="color:#696969"><span class="nobold">(hare-wallabies)</span></span></small></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Spectacled_hare-wallaby" title="Spectacled hare-wallaby">Spectacled hare-wallaby (<i>L. conspicillatus</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rufous_hare-wallaby" title="Rufous hare-wallaby">Rufous hare-wallaby (<i>L. hirsutus</i>)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8.5em"><i><a href="/wiki/Macropus" title="Macropus">Macropus</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Western_grey_kangaroo" title="Western grey kangaroo">Western grey kangaroo (<i>M. fuliginosus</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_grey_kangaroo" title="Eastern grey kangaroo">Eastern grey kangaroo (<i>M. giganteus</i>)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8.5em"><i><a href="/wiki/Notamacropus" title="Notamacropus">Notamacropus</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Agile_wallaby" title="Agile wallaby">Agile wallaby (<i>N. agilis</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black-striped_wallaby" title="Black-striped wallaby">Black-striped wallaby (<i>N. dorsalis</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tammar_wallaby" title="Tammar wallaby">Tammar wallaby (<i>N. eugenii</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_brush_wallaby" title="Western brush wallaby">Western brush wallaby (<i>N. irma</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parma_wallaby" title="Parma wallaby">Parma wallaby (<i>N. parma</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whiptail_wallaby" title="Whiptail wallaby">Whiptail wallaby (<i>N. parryi</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red-necked_wallaby" title="Red-necked wallaby">Red-necked wallaby (<i>N. rufogriseus</i>)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8.5em"><i><a href="/wiki/Nail-tail_wallaby" title="Nail-tail wallaby">Onychogalea</a></i><br /><small><span style="color:#696969"><span class="nobold">(nail-tail wallabies)</span></span></small></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bridled_nail-tail_wallaby" title="Bridled nail-tail wallaby">Bridled nail-tail wallaby (<i>O. fraenata</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_nail-tail_wallaby" title="Northern nail-tail wallaby">Northern nail-tail wallaby (<i>O. unguifera</i>)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8.5em"><i><a href="/wiki/Osphranter" title="Osphranter">Osphranter</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Antilopine_kangaroo" title="Antilopine kangaroo">Antilopine kangaroo (<i>O. antilopinus</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_wallaroo" title="Black wallaroo">Black wallaroo (<i>O. bernardus</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Common_wallaroo" title="Common wallaroo">Common wallaroo (<i>O. robustus</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_kangaroo" title="Red kangaroo">Red kangaroo (<i>O. rufus</i>)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8.5em"><i><a href="/wiki/Rock-wallaby" title="Rock-wallaby">Petrogale</a></i><br /><small><span style="color:#696969"><span class="nobold">(rock-wallabies)</span></span></small></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><u><i>P. brachyotis</i> species group</u>: <a href="/wiki/Short-eared_rock-wallaby" title="Short-eared rock-wallaby">Short-eared rock-wallaby (<i>P. brachyotis</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monjon" title="Monjon">Monjon (<i>P. burbidgei</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nabarlek" title="Nabarlek">Nabarlek (<i>P. concinna</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_short-eared_rock-wallaby" title="Eastern short-eared rock-wallaby">Eastern short-eared rock-wallaby (<i>P. wilkinsi</i>)</a></li></ul> <ul><li><u><i>P. xanthopus</i> species group</u>: <a href="/wiki/Proserpine_rock-wallaby" title="Proserpine rock-wallaby">Proserpine rock-wallaby (<i>P. persephone</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rothschild%27s_rock-wallaby" title="Rothschild's rock-wallaby">Rothschild's rock-wallaby (<i>P. rothschildi</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yellow-footed_rock-wallaby" title="Yellow-footed rock-wallaby">Yellow-footed rock-wallaby (<i>P. xanthopus</i>)</a></li></ul> <ul><li><u><i>P. lateralis/penicillata</i> species group</u>: <a href="/wiki/Allied_rock-wallaby" title="Allied rock-wallaby">Allied rock-wallaby (<i>P. assimilis</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cape_York_rock-wallaby" title="Cape York rock-wallaby">Cape York rock-wallaby (<i>P. coenensis</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Godman%27s_rock-wallaby" title="Godman's rock-wallaby">Godman's rock-wallaby (<i>P. godmani</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Herbert%27s_rock-wallaby" title="Herbert's rock-wallaby">Herbert's rock-wallaby (<i>P. herberti</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Unadorned_rock-wallaby" title="Unadorned rock-wallaby">Unadorned rock-wallaby (<i>P. inornata</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black-flanked_rock-wallaby" title="Black-flanked rock-wallaby">Black-flanked rock-wallaby (<i>P. lateralis</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mareeba_rock-wallaby" title="Mareeba rock-wallaby">Mareeba rock-wallaby (<i>P. mareeba</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brush-tailed_rock-wallaby" title="Brush-tailed rock-wallaby">Brush-tailed rock-wallaby (<i>P. penicillata</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Purple-necked_rock-wallaby" title="Purple-necked rock-wallaby">Purple-necked rock-wallaby (<i>P. purpureicollis</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Claro_rock-wallaby" title="Mount Claro rock-wallaby">Mount Claro rock-wallaby (<i>P. sharmani</i>)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8.5em"><i><a href="/wiki/Quokka" title="Quokka">Setonix</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Quokka" title="Quokka">Quokka (<i>S. brachyurus</i>)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8.5em"><i><a href="/wiki/Pademelon" title="Pademelon">Thylogale</a></i><br /><small><span style="color:#696969"><span class="nobold">(pademelons)</span></span></small></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list 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title="Swamp wallaby">Wallabia</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Swamp_wallaby" title="Swamp wallaby">Swamp wallaby (<i>W. bicolor</i>)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8.5em"><a href="/wiki/Potoroidae" title="Potoroidae">Potoroidae</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8.5em"><i><a href="/wiki/Rufous_rat-kangaroo" title="Rufous rat-kangaroo">Aepyprymnus</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rufous_rat-kangaroo" title="Rufous rat-kangaroo">Rufous rat-kangaroo (<i>A. 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rat-kangaroo">Hypsiprymnodon</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Musky_rat-kangaroo" title="Musky rat-kangaroo">Musky rat-kangaroo (<i>H. moschatus</i>)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Taxon_identifiers" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Taxon_identifiers" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Help:Taxon_identifiers" 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