The world's smallest possum— a little pygmy possum—was found on the island for the first time since the wildfires, almost one year later. Rock ringtail possum. A couple of years ago, an orphaned brushtail possum with a bright yellow coat arrived at the Boronia Veterinary Clinic in Melbourne. Dec 24, 2013 - Explore Pat Hacker's board "Possums" on Pinterest. Possum. Like raccoons, opossums are all about eating cat food that is left outside for pets, but unlike their bandit counterparts, opossums won’t tip over your garbage cans or dig up the yard. Possum, the nocturnal tree-dweller, has a thick, bushy, furry tail (unlike opossums’ bare tail), a pointed face, protruding eyes and large, long, fox-like tapering ears. Tasmanian pygmy possums, also known as little pygmy possums, are tiny tree-dwelling marsupials that might be mistaken for rodents. The golden creature is real! This is thanks to convergent evolution, and subsequently, there are many species in the animal kingdom that are not related to each other despite being similar in appearance. Here are 8 animals that are sometimes kept as pets that look like rodents but aren’t. Turns out, the animal was rediscovered as a part of larger investigations aimed to find out which species are still around after the disastrous bushfires. The sharp-toothed American opossum looks scary, while the Australian possum looks cute. A possum crisp en brown, Wid great big sweet potaters, ... and down comes the poor animal, doubled up like a ball, into the opened jaws of eager and relentless canine foes; the poor creature drops, and yields to fate without a struggle. See more ideas about possum, opossum, animals wild. Unlike many other possums, it’s often seen in the company of its own kind. With short legs and a stockier tail than most possums, it is adapted to life on the ground. Petropseudes dahli. Possums tested with a higher intelligence than more domestic animals like rabbits, dogs, and cats — particularly when it came to finding good grub and remembering exactly where it … This opossum inhabits lowland tropical forests from southern Mexico to northeastern Argentina. The... Ophelia the opossum is given a mouse for lunch by Sarah Kern at the Center for Wildlife in Cape Neddick on Thursday, August 16, 2018. Brown four-eyed opossum, (Metachirus nudicaudatus), also called rat-tailed opossum, the only large American marsupial (family Didelphidae, subfamily Didelphinae) that lacks a pouch.It gets its name from its brownish to yellowish fur colour and the creamy white spot above each eye. Possums.Baby.082395.MB One of the baby opossum that are being cared for by Lynn Holstein of Mission Viejo bares his tiny teeth for the camera. 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