![]() The Ringtail has smaller ears than the Brushtail. Brushtails vary in colour throughout their range, from a copper colour in northern Queensland to a grey or even blackish colouration in the southern states. Brushtails eat leaves, flowers, fruits and occasionally meat and small invertebrates. They have pointed ears like a cat and are about the size of a big cat. They can also use it to carry nesting material.īrushtails get their name from their dark, thick, bushy tail. The Ringtail Possum has a prehensile tail which acts like another hand to help it grip tree branches with ease. They have strong, sharp claws, and hand-like back feet. The body of a possum is made for life in the trees. Possums protect their territories by fighting off intruders. They rub the scent from glands under their chin, chest and base of tail against trees so everybody knows who’s the boss in the area. Possums live in territories and mark the boundaries with smells. Both kinds of possum may live in our roof if they can’t find suitable homes in trees. Common Brushtail Possums live in tree hollows and Common Ringtail Possums in the south of Australia build a nest out of sticks. Possums live in the trees and occasionally come down to the ground to look for food. It can hibernate for up to seven months of the year under the snow. The Mountain Pygmy Possum is found above 1400m in the alpine regions of Kosciuszko National Park.There are 27 species of possums and gliders in Australia, including 2 species of cuscus. Possums are closely related to gliders.They live along the east coast of Australia in Queensland, New South Wales, Canberra, most of Victoria, Tasmania and the south-west of Western Australia.īoth kinds of possum may live in your roof if they can’t find suitable homes in trees. They live along the east coast of Australia, in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Canberra, Tasmania, the south-east corner of South Australia, in central Australia including southern Northern Territory and along the south west coast of Western Australia.Ĭommon Ringtail Possums are less common than Brushtails and a bit smaller in size. Possums live in the trees and occasionally come down to the ground to look for food.Ĭommon Brushtail Possums are commonly seen in urban areas and heard scampering over the roof at night. It is prehensile, meaning it can grip like another hand. They can vary in colour from a copper colour in northern Queensland to a grey or even blackish in the southern states.Ĭommon Ringtail Possums are smaller than the Common Brushtail Possum and get their name from their long, tapering tail. They are about the size of a cat with pointed ears. ![]() The most often seen possums in backyards and urban areas are the Common Brushtail Possum ( Trichosurus vulpecula) and the Common Ringtail Possum ( Pseudocheirus peregrinus).Ĭommon Brushtail Possums get their name from their dark, thick, bushy tail. They can range in size from the size of a mouse like the tiny Western Pygmy Possum ( Cercartetus concinnus) at just 15 grams up to the size of a cat. ![]() Possums are small marsupials that are found across Australia. ![]()
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