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BPBM 97284Vertebrate Zoology

Pseudochirops cupreus

Coppery Ringtail

As recorded: Pseudochirops cupreus (Thomas, 1897)

Animalia › Chordata › Mammalia › Diprotodontia › Pseudocheiridae

Collected by
local collectors
Locality
Mt. Giluwe, 40 km NNE of Mendi
Region
Papua New Guinea
Coordinates
-5.9317, 143.9151
Record type
Preserved specimen
56 Bishop specimens of Pseudochirops cupreus · collected 1980–1980Species page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Pseudochirops cupreus observed near this locality

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-08-12.

Pseudochirops cupreus observed 2025-08-12

2025-08-12

Tambul District, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea

(c) Robert Dobbs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Pseudochirops cupreus. BPBM 97284. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 94919920. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-ng/97284.

Record sources