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	Biodiversity - Plants and Animals - Possums
		The Common Ringtail Possum is a shy animal that has adapted its behaviour to live in urban environments with humans and their gardens, making use of ornamental native plants and introduced fruits and flowers.
		The Common Ringtail Possum is nocturnal and is most active foraging and grooming during the first part of the night.
		Possums are territorial and studies have found that possums released into another possum's territory usually die within a few days due to stress, fighting and starvation.
	www.environment.sa.gov.au /biodiversity/possums.html (3869 words)

	Ringtail Possum - MSN Encarta
		Ringtail possums inhabit a variety of wooded areas, including dense, high-altitude rain forests.
		The gestational period for common ringtails is about four months, and after giving birth, the females carry the newborns in their pouch for about two months.
		Unlike other ringtails, which are solitary animals, common ringtails live in clusters of two or three adults—one male and one or two females—and their offspring.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761596186/Ringtail_Possum.html (458 words)

	Common Ringtail Possums at Bushy Park Wetlands
		The Common Ringtail Possum Pseudocheirus peregrinus is the smallest of the 8 species of Ringtail Possum in Australia.
		The Common Ringtail prefers conditions ranging from cool temperate to tropical and thus are not found in drier areas.
		Ringtails sleep in a tree-hole by day, in a nest lined with twigs and leaves collected and carried by their tails.
	home.vicnet.net.au /~fbpw/ringtail.htm (454 words)

	ARAZPA - Animal Fact Sheets
		Ringtail Possums live in family groups which usually contain a male, one or two females and the young from the previous year.
		In the treetops the ringtail possum is safer from predators, however, while on the ground they are prey to dingoes, goannas, quolls and foxes.
		Ringtail Possums are also under threat due to increased human activity in their native habitat.
	www.arazpa.org.au /Common-Ringtail-Possum/default.aspx (740 words)

	Aussie Possum Removal
		The Common Brushtail Possum frequently spends the day in the roof cavity of houses, where its urine may damage plaster and it may chew wiring or cause anxiety because of the loud vocalisations and thumping in the ceiling when two possums are squabbling.
		Where possums spend time in trees or other plants overhanging paved areas such as driveways, paths and patios, their droppings accumulate on those areas or on parked cars and may be seen as offensive by some people.
		Common Ringtail Possums remain fully protected and may not be trapped.
	aussiepossummen.com.au (573 words)

	Possum FAQ
		Common Ringtail Possums must be released after sunset on the day of capture as near as practicable to the capture site, on the same property.
		Possums should not be fed. Feeding possums or other wildlife can lead to dietary imbalance, dependence on the food source, artificially high densities of possums, attraction of rats and pest birds and attraction of predators.
		Possums may also be used by Common Ringtail Possums, although Common Ringtail Possums usually construct their own nest of twigs and leaves in dense foliage of a tree or shrub.
	www.dse.vic.gov.au /dse/nrenpa.nsf/FID/-9F280C2CC74580F4CA256D8F001D3915?OpenDocument (1802 words)

	Common Ringtail Possum, Common Possum, Ringtail Possum, Possums, marsupials, Pseudocheirus peregrinus
		The Ringtail Possum is the most widely distributed of the 13 ringtail species, fairly common, and are not considered threatened.
		The smallest of the ringtails, the Common Ringtail Possum's wooly fur is a grey-brown to red-brown and paler underneath.
		Common Ringtail Possums are found and kept as pets in Australia.
	www.animal-world.com /encyclo/critters/ringtailpossum/RingtailPossum.php (2116 words)

	Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > Possum
		Possums are small marsupials with brown or grey fur, ranging in size from the length of a finger (pygmy possums and sugar gliders), to the length of a forearm (brushtails and ringtails).
		The Common Brushtail and Common Ringtail possums were introduced to New Zealand by Europeans in an attempt to establish a fur industry.
		Although the Common Brushtail and (to a lesser extent) Ringtail possums have adapted well to European settlement, many of the lesser-known species are reduced in number, threatened, or endangered.
	www.kids.net.au /encyclopedia-wiki/po/Possum?title=Herbert_River_Ringtail_Possum (436 words)

	Possum information - Search.com
		Possums are small marsupials with brown or grey fur, ranging in size from the length of a finger (pygmy possums and wrist-winged gliders), to the length of a forearm (brushtails and ringtails).
		Possums are commonly found in suburban areas, where they are often considered pests owing to their habit of eating fruit, vegetables, flowers and tender young shoots from gardens, and nesting in roofs.
		Although the Common Brushtail and (to a lesser extent) ringtail possums have adapted well to the urban environment, many of the lesser-known species are reduced in number, threatened, or endangered.
	domainhelp.search.com /reference/Possum (933 words)

	Possum
		Possums are small marsupials with brown or grey fur, ranging in size from the length of a finger (pygmy possums and sugar gliders), to the length of a forearm (brushtails and ringtails).
		The Common Brushtail and Common Ringtail possums are both frequently found in urban areas, often being considered pests because of their habit of eating fruit, vegetables, flowers and tender young shoots from gardens, and nesting in roofs.
		Although the Common Brushtail and (to a lesser extent) Ringtail possums have adapted well to European settlement, many of the lesser-known species are reduced in number, threatened, or endangered.
	www.ufaqs.com /wiki/en/po/Possum.htm (452 words)

	Possum Information
		Possums are small marsupials with brown or grey fur, ranging in size from the length of a finger (pygmy possums and sugar gliders), to the length of a forearm (brushtails and ringtails).
		The Common Brushtail and Common Ringtail possums are both frequently found in urban areas, often being considered pests because of their habit of eating fruit, vegetables, flowers and tender young shoots from gardens, and nesting in roofs.
		Although the Common Brushtail and (to a lesser extent) Ringtail possums have adapted well to European settlement, many of the lesser-known species are reduced in number, threatened, or endangered.
	www.junglewalk.com /info/possum-information.htm (635 words)

	Tasmania PWS - Wildlife - Ringtail possum
		Like all ringtail possums, the common ringtail possum has a strongly prehensile tail which acts as a fifth limb, and which is carried tightly coiled when not being used.
		The common ringtail occurs along the entire length of the eastern seaboard of mainland Australia and in the south west corner of western Australia.
		The ringtail is well adapted to a diet of eucalypt leaves, apparently being capable of detoxifying the tannins and phenols in the animal's caecum (a part of the gut).
	www.parks.tas.gov.au /wildlife/mammals/rtposs.html (270 words)

	Ringtail Possum
		The ringtail possum is an arboreal and nocturnal marsupial, smaller than the more recognised brushtail possum.
		The ringtail possum prefers to live in dense lower storey vegetation and is quite common in parts of Sydney - particularly the northern districts and northern beaches - although not seen regularly because of its shy nature.
		Ringtail possums prefer to eat the fresh new growth leaves in trees - common natives such as eucalypts, melaleucas, tea-trees, and grevilleas.
	www.sydneywildlife.org.au /mammals/ringtail.html (303 words)

	Urban possums - September 2006 - Scribbly Gum - ABC Science Online
		Smaller than brushtails, Common Ringtails are easily identifiable by their white-tipped prehensile (gripping) tail, and two thumbs on each front foot, which helps them to grasp branches when climbing.
		Ringtail possums are highly sociable and live in family groups that may contain a male, one or two females and juveniles from the previous year, which only reach maturity and leave home at 18 months old.
		If there are possums living in the roof and the arrangement is not working out, the most humane and practical way of removing these highly territorial animals is to provide alternate housing in the form of a nestbox placed near the roof.
	www.abc.net.au /science/scribblygum/september2006 (1183 words)

	BioCity - Living with Possums in South Australia
		The Department for Environment and Heritage has identified that the Common Brushtail Possum has suffered a significant decline in abundance and reduction in its range across South Australia and suspects that further decline in both the species area of occupancy and extent of occurrence is continuing.
		Although Common Brushtail Possum populations remain secure within the Greater Adelaide Region, Mount Lofty Ranges and Kangaroo Island, the Department for Environment and Heritage has recommended that the Common Brushtail Possum be listed as rare on the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 Threatened Species Schedules in 2004.
		Relocating possums to another area is inhumane, very stressful for the animal and will result in the death of the possum regardless of where you release them.
	www.biocity.edu.au /index.php?option=content&task=view&id=14 (2039 words)

	Biodiversity - Plants and Animals - Possums
		The Common Ringtail Possum is a shy animal that has adapted its behaviour to live in urban environments with humans and their gardens, making use of ornamental native plants and introduced fruits and flowers.
		The Common Ringtail Possum is nocturnal and is most active foraging and grooming during the first part of the night.
		Possums are territorial and studies have found that possums released into another possum's territory usually die within a few days due to stress, fighting and starvation.
	www.deh.sa.gov.au /biodiversity/possums.html (0 words)

	Common Ringtail Possum
		Ringtail possums get their name from the way their tail curls up into rings when not using it.
		Common ringtails are most often found in trees, but will descend occasionally to scamper about on the ground.
		Although this particular ringtail is the most common ringtail, their numbers began declining in the 1950s, mainly due to relentless hunting.
	www.wildinfo.com /facts/Possum.asp?page=/facts/Possum.asp (548 words)

	Keeping Marsupials : Keeping and Breeding Marsupials in Captivity, Maintaining Injured and Orphaned Wildlife in ...
		The smallest of the ringtail possums, it has variable grey to brown to flish fur, with a long tapering prehensile tail, of which at least a third is always white.
		The Common Ringtail Possum is one of a variety of marsupials able to eat Eucalypt leaves, which are very poor in nutritional value and difficult to digest.
		Common Ringtails Possums are sexually mature at between 13 and 18 months and may live for 5 years or more in the wild.
	www.marsupialsociety.org /02au05.html (1652 words)

	possum, ringtail
		The common ringtail possum is called 'Ringtail' because of their long curled tail.
		Ringtail possums feed on a viriety of trees especially gum trees.
		The common ringtail is mostly found in forests and shrub areas around Australia, but is mostly found in rainforests, where it is protected from it's many, many predators.
	www.cliphoto.com /animal/possum.htm (140 words)

	2001 Queensland Term Wildlife Field Guide (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The ringtail possum is widely distributed along the east coast of Australia and along the southern tip of Western Australia.
		Because possums are marsupial mammals, the offspring remain in the pouch for the first four months after which the young ride on the mother's back.
		Ringtails are nocturnal animals which are most active during the first half of the night.
	people.hws.edu /fieldguide/show.asp?ID=92 (373 words)

	Australian Native Wildlife Gallery: Ringtail Possum (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Common Ringtail Possom is the smallest, but has the widest distribution of all the ringtail species.
		The common ringtail possom is an agile climber and often uses its long white tipped tail as a fifth limb or safety device.
		Common Ringtail possoms are not agressive and several individuals may share overlapping home ranges with their nests in close proximity.
	www.abchsn.com /aus_wildlife/ringtail_possum.html (452 words)

	Comparative Mammalian Brain Collections: Ring-tailed possum (Pseudocheirus peregrinus)
		Common Ringtails are the smallest of eight species of ringtail possums that live in Australia.
		The tail of Common Ringtail has a white tip and is tapered.
		Common ringtail possums prefer eating the youngest foliage of the plants they consume.
	brainmuseum.org /Specimens/diprotodontia/ringtailpossum/index.html (392 words)

	Possum - BIRD
		The name possum derives from the opossums of the Americas and, unlike most common names applied to Australian fauna in the early years of European colonisation, happens to be accurate: opossums are distant relatives.
		Possums range in size from about half the size of a mouse (the Honey Possum of southwest Western Australia) to larger than a cat (the Common Brushtail, with several others only slightly smaller).
		To the superficial eye, possums have coped rather better with European colonisation than most other native mammal groups: the Common Brushtail and (to a lesser extent) Common Ringtail have adapted well to European settlement, and no possum species have become extinct in Australia since 1788.
	bird.net.au /bird/index.php?title=Possum (380 words)

	Possum - BIRD
		The name possum derives from the opossums of the Americas and, unlike most common names applied to Australian fauna in the early years of European colonisation, happens to be accurate: opossums are distant relatives.
		Possums range in size from about half the size of a mouse (the Honey Possum of southwest Western Australia) to larger than a cat (the Common Brushtail, with several others only slightly smaller).
		To the superficial eye, possums have coped rather better with European colonisation than most other native mammal groups: the Common Brushtail and (to a lesser extent) Common Ringtail have adapted well to European settlement, and no possum species have become extinct in Australia since 1788.
	www.bird.net.au /bird/index.php?title=Possum (404 words)

	City of Melbourne - Trees and wildlife - Common Ringtail Possum (Pseudocheirus peregrinus)
		The Common Ringtail possum is about half the size of a cat, with rusty-brown sides, a white belly and white tipped, short-haired tail.
		The Ringtail is difficult to see because it lives in trees and does not often come to the ground, usually feeding in the treetops or in thick bushes.
		Ringtail possums live for three to six years in the wild.
	www.melbourne.vic.gov.au /info.cfm?top=26&pa=646&pg=648 (206 words)

	Common Ringtail Possum, Common Possum, Ringtail Possum, Possums, marsupials, Pseudocheirus peregrinus
		The Ringtail Possum is the most widely distributed of the 13 ringtail species, fairly common, and are not considered threatened.
		The smallest of the ringtails, the Common Ringtail Possum's wooly fur is a grey-brown to red-brown and paler underneath.
		A ringtail possum will live up to 10 or 12 years in captivity, if well taken care of with the inclusion of native plants in their diet.
	animal-world.com /encyclo/critters/ringtailpossum/RingtailPossum.php (2138 words)

	Common Ringtail Possum
		Although this particular ringtail is the most common ringtail, its numbers began declining in the 1950s, mainly due to relentless hunting.
		Loss of habitat was another major concern, as common ringtails need suitable trees in which they can build nests to sleep safely during daylight hours.
		The average lifespan of a common ringtail is three to six years in the wild.
	www.robstewartphotography.com /facts/Possum.asp?i_id=632 (401 words)

	ring tailed possum (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Possums need branches for climbing up and on, drought free dry nesting boxes up high and some logs on the floor for them to sit on.
		In Australia possums are found almost everywhere where there are suitable trees or bushes, eucalypts along watercourses in non -arid regions and in rainforests.
		The ringtail possum is an herbivore that eats leaves, fruit, and flowers in the trees at night.
	teachit.acreekps.vic.edu.au /animals/ringtailedpossum.htm (219 words)

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