Leadebeater s Possum vs red-cedar

Gymnobelideus leadbeateri compared with Trichilia hirta

Key Differences

• Leadebeater s Possum is Critically Endangered while red-cedar is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Leadebeater s Possum	red-cedar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Petauridae	Meliaceae
Genus	Gymnobelideus	Trichilia
Species	Gymnobelideus leadbeateri	Trichilia hirta

Conservation Status

Leadebeater s Possum

CR — Critically Endangered

red-cedar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Leadebeater s Possum	red-cedar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Leadebeater s Possum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

red-cedar

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.