NSW Threatened Species Scientific Committee Provisional listing on an emergency basis: Leadbeater's possum Gymnobelideus leadbeateri McCoy, 1867

Leadbeater's possum Gymnobelideus leadbeateri McCoy, 1867 has been provisionally listed as a critically endangered species.

Until recently, Leadbeater's possum was thought to be endemic to Victoria, where it was confined to two geographically and genetically distinct areas: Victorian Central Highlands, and near Yellingbo. Historically, the species' range was much broader than its current distribution. Remote camera images from Kosciuszko National Park reviewed in May 2025 have now revealed that Leadbeater's possum is present in New South Wales.

More information on the species can be found in the Committees' provisional listing on an emergency basis determination.

In the near future the Committee will make a preliminary determination regarding this proposal, which will be placed on public exhibition. Public submissions will be invited at that time.