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Brush-tailed possum

Trichosurus vulpecula

Description:

Brush-tailed possums are about as big as domestic cats, and have a pointed snout, pink nose, long whiskers and large ears. They also have sharp claws, which they use to climb trees and comb their fur. The brush-tailed possum is the most widely distributed possum in Australia. It can be found in forests and woodlands all along the east coast, and also lives in inland areas along tree-lined rivers and creeks. A nocturnal animal, it is active at night and usually spends the day sleeping

Habitat:

Maybe this one live in the roof of my garage. We can hear them coming down, they are very noisy at night.

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7 Comments

SukesihGuna
SukesihGuna 11 years ago

Missions added!

SukesihGuna
SukesihGuna 11 years ago

Thanks Maia and Christiane.
@ Christiane, I want to join that mission, but as soon as I click that mission, it keeps crashing. I can't even see whats inside that mission.

Christiane
Christiane 11 years ago

Great spotting.. Please join and add it to the "Marsupial of the World" Mission. http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8..... :)

MaiaCary
MaiaCary 11 years ago

Nice

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 11 years ago

A nice way to cheat! (:

SukesihGuna
SukesihGuna 11 years ago

I cheated a bit by putting the apple skins outside the door, they love apple.

LeanneGardner
LeanneGardner 11 years ago

Fantastic spot & photos :)

SukesihGuna
Spotted by
SukesihGuna

New South Wales, Australia

Spotted on Jun 14, 2010
Submitted on Aug 9, 2012

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