Pseudocheirus peregrinus (Boddaert 1785)

[Didelphis] peregrinus Boddaert 1785, Elench. Anim.: 78.

Type Locality: Australia, Queensland, Endeavour River.

Vernacular Names: Common Ringtail.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Pseudocheirus peregrinus subsp. peregrinus Boddaert 1785

Subspecies Pseudocheirus peregrinus subsp. occidentalis Thomas 1888

Subspecies Pseudocheirus peregrinus subsp. pulcher Matschie 1915

Subspecies Pseudocheirus peregrinus subsp. convolutor Schinz 1821

Distribution: Australia: Cape York Peninsula (Queensland) to SE South Australia and SW Western Australia, Tasmania, islands of the Bass Straits.

Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable as P. occidentalis, Lower Risk (lc) as P. peregrinus . Common.

Discussion: Probably a species complex rather than a single species (see Flannery, 1994 a).