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title: "Lemuroid Ring-tailed Possum"
description: "Hemibelideus lemuroides — Mamíferos. The lemuroid ringtail possum (Hemibelideus lemuroides), also known as the lemur-like ringtail possum or the brushy-tailed ringtail, is a truly singular member of the ringtail possum group."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/lemuroid-ring-tailed-possum
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Lemuroid Ring-tailed Possum

> Hemibelideus lemuroides — Mamíferos. The lemuroid ringtail possum (Hemibelideus lemuroides), also known as the lemur-like ringtail possum or the brushy-tailed ringtail, is a truly singular member of the ringtail possum group.

- Scientific name: *Hemibelideus lemuroides*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 242
- Wikidata: [Q672916](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q672916)
- iNaturalist taxon: [42781](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/42781)

## Names

- en: Lemuroid Ring-tailed Possum
- de: Lemuren-Ringbeutler
- es: Posum de Cola de Anillo
- fr: Phalanger lémurien
- nl: Queenslandkoeskoes

## Countries with the most observations

AU (236)

## Summary

The lemuroid ringtail possum (Hemibelideus lemuroides), also known as the lemur-like ringtail possum or the brushy-tailed ringtail, is a truly singular member of the ringtail possum group. It was once thought that they were greater gliders (Petauroides volans); Hemibelideus literally translates as "half-glider" (belideus being a diminutive form of Petaurus, meaning "glider"). Named for their facial characteristics visually similar to the unrelated primate lemurs, with short snouts, large, forward-facing eyes and small ears, they are similar to other gliding possums in their musculo-skeletal adaptations to accommodate…

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

## Photo

![Lemuroid Ring-tailed Possum](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/lemuroid-ring-tailed-possum/medium.jpg)

Photo: mike_cove · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/349155433

## Machine access

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