Pygmy Ring-tailed Possum

Pygmy Ring-tailed PossumThe pygmy ringtail lives in trees in the forests of New Guinea's central highlands. It is active at night and builds nests of leaves and moss in tree forks.What does it look like?Its fur ranges from cinnamon to dark brown. The long tail is thickly furred above and bare and calloused underneath.How does it live?The pygmy ringtail lives in trees in the forests of New Guinea's central highlands. It is active at night and builds nests of leaves and moss in tree forks.It is nocturnal, solitary, and arboreal. It makes nests of foliage and moss in tree forks and eats leaves, mosses, and lichens.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.