Critter Science

The Common Spotted Cuscus

16 October, 2023
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The common spotted cuscus, aka white cuscus, can be found in New Guinea, the Cape York area of Australia, and surrounding smaller islands. They prefer rainforests, hardwood, mangroves, and eucalypt forests. While they are

The Bare-Tailed Woolly Opossum

9 October, 2023
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The bare-tailed woolly opossum, aka white-eared opossum, can be found in South America. They prefer rainforests, subtropical forests, secondary forests, and plantations with thick plant cover. These marsupials have a wide

The Rare Woylie

29 August, 2023
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The woylie, aka brush-tailed rat kangaroo or brush-tailed bettong, can only be found in western and southern Australia, as well as New South Wales. They prefer woodlands with a low clumped understory of tussock grasses,

The Robinson’s Mouse Opossum

2 June, 2023
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The Robinson’s mouse opossum hails from Grenada, Honduras, Panama, Peru, Belize, Colombia, Ecuador, Trinidad, Tobago, and Venezuela. They prefer lowland dry forests, lowland moist forests, montane moist forests,

The Common Ringtail Possum

11 May, 2023
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The common ringtail possum hails from eastern Australia and Tasmania. These marsupials prefer tropical and temperate areas, with thick brush forests that contain plenty of eucalyptus trees. They have a stable population and the only threats they face are habitat loss and predation by domestic and feral dogs, cats, and […]

The Water Opossum

31 January, 2023
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The water opossum, aka yapok, is a marsupial and is the only living member of its genus, Chironectes. They can be found through southern Mexico, down to Central and South America. These are the only known living

The Long-Tailed Planigale

24 January, 2023
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The long-tailed planigale, aka Ingram’s planigale or the northern planigale, is among the smallest of the known marsupials. These diminutive critters hail from Australia. They prefer clay-soiled woodlands,

The Adorable Honey Possum

19 January, 2023
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The honey possum, aka noolbenger or tait, hails from western Australia. They prefer coastal, sand plain heathlands and banksia woodlands with a large variety of flowering plants. The honey possum is among the

The Tasmanian Pademelon

15 November, 2022
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The Tasmanian pademelon, aka red-bellied pademelon or rufous-bellied pademelon, (pronounced pa·duh·meh·luhn) is a short and stout marsupial that hails from Tasmania. The Tasmanian species used to also be found in southern

The Common Planigale

15 July, 2022
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The common planigale, aka pygmy planigale or coastal planigale, is a small carnivorous (eats meat) marsupial that hails from northern and eastern Australia, as well as Great Keppel Island