LEADBEATER'S POSSUM is a shy small, highly agile (making breathtaking leaps from tree to tree), nocturnal (Night time) marsupial (a pouched mammal), restricted to the tall eucalypt forests of Central Victoria, Australia. And how do you trap a Leadbeater's Possum? Leadbeater's Possum (Gymnobelideus leadbeateri) is an endangered species of Australian possum.Once thought to be extinct, it is now only found in small areas of surviving old and mixed age mountain ash forest in the central highlands of Victoria, Australia, north-east of Melbourne.About half this area was burnt out in the disastrous Black Saturday bushfire in 2009. They have published more than 200 peer-reviewed scientific articles and 8 books on the Victorian Central Highlands and Leadbeater’s Possum. Their omnivorous diet includes insects, small rodents, frogs, birds, and berries. A progress report was released in October 2015 confirming 71 new Leadbeater’s Possums colonies. How does it reproduce and look after its young? Expert: Jody Lutz Bio: Jody Lutz is an Interpretive Naturalist of … The Leadbeaters Possum is the Victoria Animal Emblem. The Leadbeater's Possum has 2 breeding times April to June and October to December producing 1-2 young in a litter. Leadbeater's possum (Gymnobelideus leadbeateri) is an endangered species of Australian possum. What do possums eat? 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 Fact Sheet was produced by Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University Canberra, ACT, 2601 Scientists at The Australian National University have been researching Leadbeater’s Possum since mid-1983. What do Possums Eat? Latest News. Possums are herbivores.. That means they eat plant matter, leaves and fruit mainly. They need food all year round, and trees with holes where they can hide during the day. Leadbeaters Possum found in Victoria Australia is almost extinct. They are a small, agile, nocturnal marsupial and are very rarely seen. Over 100 eucalypt tree species newly recommended for threatened listing. They were named after John Leadbeater, who was a taxidermist at the Museum of Victoria. What do Possums Eat? It is known to eat insects, such as … moths, crickets and beetles, and spiders which it claws out from underneath tree bark, or finds hanging from bark strips. The common ringtail possum (Pseudocheirus peregrinus, Greek for "false hand" and Latin for "pilgrim" or "alien") is an Australian marsupial. No one is certain how the “o” was dropped, but the correct term is “opossum.” However, the name “possum” began to appear in print as early as 1613 and is the accepted name for North America’s only marsupial. The possum was once thought to be extinct. However they have been know to have a little chew on the odd electrical lead or light fitting in the roof of a house. As opportunistic scavengers, opossums will feast on a wide variety of foodstuffs.

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