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Common ringtail possum (Pseudocheirus peregrinus)

The common ringtail possum is an Australian marsupial.  It lives in a variety of habitats and eats a variety of leaves of both native and introduced plants, as well as flowers, fruits and sap. This possum also consumes a special type of faeces that is produced during the daytime when it is resting in a nest.  This behaviour is called caecotrophy and is similar to that seen in rabbits. The common ringtail possum weighs between 550 and 1100 g and is approximately 30–35 cm long when grown. The common ringtail possum is nocturnal and well adapted to arboreal life. It relies on its prehensile tail and rarely descends to the ground. They communicate with soft, high-pitched, and twittering calls.

photo credits: Andrew Mercer, Glen Fergus

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