---
title: "Zarigüeya de las Tierras Bajas"
description: "Pseudochirulus canescens — Mamíferos. The lowland ringtail possum (Pseudochirulus canescens) is a species of marsupial in the family Pseudocheiridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/lowland-ring-tailed-possum
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Zarigüeya de las Tierras Bajas

> Pseudochirulus canescens — Mamíferos. The lowland ringtail possum (Pseudochirulus canescens) is a species of marsupial in the family Pseudocheiridae.

- Scientific name: *Pseudochirulus canescens*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bosque), `jungle` (Selva)
- iNaturalist observations: 48
- Wikidata: [Q209568](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q209568)
- iNaturalist taxon: [42749](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/42749)

## Names

- en: Lowland Ring-tailed Possum
- de: Hundsringbeutler
- es: Zarigüeya de las Tierras Bajas

## Countries with the most observations

ID (41), PG (5)

## Summary

The lowland ringtail possum (Pseudochirulus canescens) is a species of marsupial in the family Pseudocheiridae. It is found in Indonesia, the Solomon Islands, and Papua New Guinea.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lowland_ringtail_possum

## Photo

![Zarigüeya de las Tierras Bajas](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/lowland-ring-tailed-possum/medium.jpg)

Photo: Beccari, Odoardo; Bruijn, A. A.; D'Albertis, Luigi Maria · Public domain · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Enumerazione_dei_mammiferi_(9677259671).jpg

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/lowland-ring-tailed-possum?lang=es` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).