Common Ringtail Possum
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| Psudocheirus peregrinus (Boddaert, 1785) |
The Common Ringtail Possum is an Australian marsupial. The Common Ringtail is a nocturnal herbivore, around the size of a cat. They have a grey fur coat with white patches behind the eyes and on the belly, and orange-brown tinges on the tail and limbs. They have a long prehensile tail and their back feet are syndactyl which helps it to climb.
The Common Ringtail Possum eats a variety of leaves of both native and introduced plants, as well as flowers and fruits. Common ringtail possums also eat their own feces to extract the maximum amount of nutrients from their food.
