Environment and Heritage

Leadbeater's possum Gymnobelideus leadbeateri McCoy, 1867 - provisional listing determination

Leadbeater's possum Gymnobelideus leadbeateri McCoy, 1867 – critically endangered species listing on an emergency basis.

The NSW Threatened Species Scientific Committee, established under the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016, has made a determination for provisional listing, on an emergency basis, of Leadbeater's possum Gymnobelideus leadbeateri McCoy, 1867 as a critically endangered species in Part 1 of Schedule 1 of the Act.

Publication date: 1 September 2025

Provisional listing determination Leadbeater's possum (PDF 250KB)

Small possum with large ears clinging to branch.
Leadbeater’s possum Gymnobelideus leadbeateri McCoy, 1867

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