Possums, I know, you think they are cute but they are a menace. They always take a particular liking to my lemons. I caught this one on the roof of my garden shed. They are protected in Australia and they seem to know it.

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[RobG]

Possums, I know, you think they are cute but they are a menace. They always take a particular liking to my lemons. I caught this one on the roof of my garden shed. They are protected in Australia and they seem to know it.

Very healthy looking Brushtail possums! They survive well in suburbia because they are omnivorous. The Ringtail possums only feed on plants. I've had problems with Brushtails in the past getting into ceilings, which means that there's some pretty big holes in the roof somewhere! Of course these problems ae mainly because we cut down all the forest that they used to live in...

I think your O-possum is a different beast altogether.

Yes, they are both marsupials, but not closely related.