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  2. Common brushtail possum - Wikipedia

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    Like most possums, the common brushtail possum is nocturnal. It is mainly a folivore, but has been known to eat small mammals such as rats. In most Australian habitats, eucalyptus leaves are a significant part of the diet, but rarely the sole item eaten. Its tail is prehensile and naked on its lower underside. The four colour variations are ...

  3. Opossum - Wikipedia

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    As nocturnal animals, they favor dark, secure areas. These areas may be below ground or above. [40] [41] Juvenile Virginia opossum hissing defensively. When threatened or harmed, they will "play possum", mimicking the appearance and smell of a sick or dead animal. This physiological response is involuntary (like fainting), rather than a ...

  4. Common ringtail possum - Wikipedia

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    The common ringtail possum (Pseudocheirus peregrinus, Greek for "false hand" and Latin for "pilgrim" or "alien") is an Australian marsupial.. 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.

  5. Sugar glider - Wikipedia

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    The sugar glider (Petaurus breviceps) is a small, omnivorous, arboreal, and nocturnal gliding possum.The common name refers to its predilection for sugary foods such as sap and nectar and its ability to glide through the air, much like a flying squirrel. [8]

  6. List of nocturnal animals - Wikipedia

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    Crepuscular, a classification of animals that are active primarily during twilight, making them similar to nocturnal animals. Diurnality, plant or animal behavior characterized by activity during the day and sleeping at night. Cathemeral, a classification of organisms with sporadic and random intervals of activity during the day or night.

  7. Yellow-bellied glider - Wikipedia

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    The yellow-bellied glider (Petaurus australis), also known as the fluffy glider, is an arboreal and nocturnal gliding possum that lives in native eucalypt forests in eastern Australia, from northern Queensland south to Victoria. [3] [4] [5] [6]

  8. Gray four-eyed opossum - Wikipedia

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    The species is nocturnal, solitary and partly arboreal. [2] It is usually found in moist areas, often near streams, although it wanders in many different vegetation types. [2] It is a good swimmer. [2] Gray four-eyed opossums do not have a well defined territory, and home range stability depends on the availability of adequate resources. [4]

  9. Brown-eared woolly opossum - Wikipedia

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    The brown-eared woolly opossum is nocturnal (active mainly at night) and solitary, though individuals have been observed foraging in pairs. These opossums are omnivorous and feed on fruits (of plants such as Cecropia, Piper and Solanaceae species), nectar, small invertebrates and vertebrates. [2]