Common Ringtail Possums Feeding

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Common Ringtail Possums Feeding

Nix McRetro // 27th July 2014 // YouTube

Here we have some Common Ringtail Possums, also known as Eastern Ringtail Possums (Pseudocheirus peregrinus), feeding at around 6 pm in the middle of winter in Sydney on the balcony at the boss’s home.

They look a bit rat-like to me, but they are marsupials, not rodents. The resemblance is understandable enough that the Australian Museum specifically notes that ringtail possums are sometimes confused with Black Rats.

And then there are the pesky home-invading Common Brushtail Possums…

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