Painted ringtail possum

The painted ringtail possum or moss-forest ringtail possum (Pseudochirulus forbesi) is a species of marsupial in the family Pseudocheiridae. It inhabits montane forests between altitudes of 450 to 3800 metres throughout the Huon Peninsula montane rain forests, Central Range montane rain forests and Huon Peninsula montane rain forests of Papua New Guinea.^[2][3] It has a diet of primarily leaves, including those of Medinilla.^[3]

Painted ringtail possum[1]
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[2]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Infraclass:	Marsupialia
Order:	Diprotodontia
Family:	Pseudocheiridae
Genus:	Pseudochirulus
Species:	P. forbesi
Binomial name
Pseudochirulus forbesi (Thomas, 1887)
Painted ringtail possum range
Synonyms
Pseudocheirus forbesi (Thomas, 1887)

Names

It is known as skoyd or boñay in the Kalam language of Papua New Guinea.^[4]