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 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 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
Often thought of as dumb, dirty animals who spread diseases like rabies, the opossum is one very misunderstood North American animal. The fact of the matter is opossums are cleaner, more
Enter the greater glider; the marsupial with an awkward clumsy walk while on the ground. Although it may walk awkwardly, it can glide very gracefully from tree to tree. It does so via the use of a membrane that spreads from it’s elbows to its ankles. They also move about […]
Out of the 23 known possum species in Australia, there are 2 that you’ll most likely come across at night: the common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecular), this scientific name means “furry tailed little fox”, and the common ringtail possum (Pseudocheirus peregrinus), this
There are 5 known species of pygmy possums in Australia: The mountain, western, eastern, Tasmanian, & the long-tailed pygmy possum. All possums are marsupials (rear their young in
