Common Ringtail Possum (Pseudocheirus peregrinus)
The Common Ringtail Possum is nocturnal and eats leaves of both native and introduced plants, as well as flowers and fruits. Interestingly by eating its own faecal pellets, so it can digest its food twice to extract the maximum amount of nutrients.
When the mother is feeding, the male carries the young on his back and cares for them. This behaviour of the males helping to care for the young is unique to the Common Ringtail Possum.
(Trail Bay, South West Rocks, NSW)
Common Ringtail Possum (Pseudocheirus peregrinus)
The Common Ringtail Possum is nocturnal and eats leaves of both native and introduced plants, as well as flowers and fruits. Interestingly by eating its own faecal pellets, so it can digest its food twice to extract the maximum amount of nutrients.
When the mother is feeding, the male carries the young on his back and cares for them. This behaviour of the males helping to care for the young is unique to the Common Ringtail Possum.
(Trail Bay, South West Rocks, NSW)