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MAMMAL FACTS |
Description
The Northern Brushtail Possum is reddish-grey. Females are silver-grey. They have short thick fur. The tail is bare underneath and short-haired above.
Other Names
Northern Brush Possum
Size
head and body 36-46cm. Tail 25-30cm. It is smaller than the Common Brushtail.
Habitat
Forest and woodland. They rest in tree hollows during the day. They are mostly arboreal, but also spent a fair bit of time on the ground.
Food
Mainly leaves, blossoms and fruit. Occasionally eats invertebrates,
Breeding
Breeds all year round. A single young is born 17-18 days after mating and spends 4-5 months in the pouch, attached to one of two teats. A further 1-2 months are spent suckling and riding on the mothers back until fully weaned.
Range
tropical parts of Northern Territory and Western Australia
Credits:
Map is from Atlas of Living Australia website at https://biocache.ala.org.au licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Classification
| Class: | Mammalia | | Order: | Diprotodontia | | Family: | Phalangeridae | | Genus: | Trichosurus | | Species: | arnhemensis | | Common Name: | Northern Brushtail Possum |
Relatives in same Genus
Mountain Brushtail Possum (T. cunninghami)
Common Brushtail Possum (T. vulpecula)
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