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Scientific Name : Pseudocheirus peregrinus
Common Name : Ring-tailed possum
Description : A nocturnal, arboreal animal, about 300 mm in length, with a tail of a further 300 mm. Body-fur is grey to brown above, white on the under parts. Ears are prominent, rounded. The tail is slender and prehensile and the outer half is white. It builds a nest (drey) of twigs and bark in a shrub or tree.
Here is a short video of 2 Ringtail Possums in a nest box on 6th September 2014.
Ringtail Possum Video
Habitat : A variety of habitats general containing dense shrubs.
Distribution : The eastern parts of Queensland to Victoria and Tasmania, SE South Australia and SW Western Australia. Found throughout Victoria except for the north-west. Probably widespread through the Park, but currently only recorded in and close to Fosters Gully. Since 2011 Ringtail Possums have been found occupying a number of nest boxes beside the Billys Creek Track.
Family : Petauridae
 
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Female and juvenile ring-tailed possums, at northern end of Stringybark Ridge.
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Ring-tailed Possum mother and child
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Ring-tailed Possum in a nest box by the Billys Creek Track
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Ring-tailed Possum looking out from a nest box by the Billys Creek Track
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Ring-tailed Possum looking out from a nest box by the Billys Creek Track