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Ngwayir

Pseudocheirus occidentalis Thomas, 1888

Status not recordedmarsupials

The ngwayir (Pseudocheirus occidentalis) is a species in the family Pseudocheiridae, order Diprotodontia. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia.

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Quick facts about the ngwayir

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

Where does the ngwayir live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

The ngwayir is listed for 1 country.

Australia
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. Australia

Is the ngwayir endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the ngwayir classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderDiprotodontia
  5. familyPseudocheiridae
  6. genusPseudocheirus
  7. SpeciesPseudocheirus occidentalis Thomas, 1888

Synonyms Pseudocheirus peregrinus occidentalis, Pseudochirus occidentalis

Other names and names in other languages (10)
  • Western ring-tailed possumEnglish
  • Western ringtailEnglish
  • Western ringtail possumEnglish
  • Westlicher RingelschwanzbeutlerGerman
  • Falangero de Cola Anillada OccidentalSpanish
  • Vestlig RinghalepossumNorwegian Bokmål
  • pseudopałanka zachodniaPolish
  • Cauda-de-Anel-OcidentalPortuguese
  • Западный кольцехвостый поссумRussian
  • zarigüeya de cola anillada occidentalSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the ngwayir

Other species in the same genus Pseudocheirus.

CompareNgwayir vs Common ringtail possum

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does the ngwayir live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the ngwayir for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is the ngwayir?

The ngwayir (Pseudocheirus occidentalis) belongs to the family Pseudocheiridae in the order Diprotodontia.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Ngwayir (Pseudocheirus occidentalis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/ngwayir

MLA

“Ngwayir (Pseudocheirus occidentalis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/ngwayir.

BibTeX
@misc{ngwayir_2026,
  title = {Ngwayir (Pseudocheirus occidentalis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/ngwayir},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}