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The coppery brushtail possum (Trichosurus johnstonii) is a species of marsupial possum in the family Phalangeridae. [2] Coppery brushtails are found within the Atherton Tablelands area of Queensland, in northeastern Australia. [1] [2] These mammals inhabit rainforest ecosystems, living within the tree canopy.
Opossum oil (possum grease) is high in essential fatty acids and has been used as a chest rub and a carrier for arthritis remedies given as salves. [ 73 ] [ 74 ] [ 75 ] Opossum pelts have long been part of the fur trade .
The Tasmanian pademelon (Thylogale billardierii), also known as the rufous-bellied pademelon or red-bellied pademelon, is the sole species of pademelon found in Tasmania, and was formerly found throughout southeastern Australia.
The eastern pygmy possum (Cercartetus nanus) is a diprotodont marsupial of south-eastern Australia. Occurring from southern Queensland to eastern South Australia and also Tasmania , [ 1 ] it is found in a range of habitats , including rainforest , sclerophyll forest , woodland and heath .
The brushtail possums are the members of the genus Trichosurus in the Phalangeridae, a family of marsupials.They are native to Australia (including Tasmania) and some small nearby islands.
The common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula, from the Greek for "furry tailed" and the Latin for "little fox", previously in the genus Phalangista [4]) is a nocturnal, semiarboreal marsupial of the family Phalangeridae, native to Australia and invasive in New Zealand, and the second-largest of the possums.
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The Daintree River ringtail possum is a cinnamon or brown colour, and has been said, like the lemuroid ringtail possum (Hemibelideus lemuroides), to resemble a lemur. It is found in montane tropical rainforest in three separate populations just north of Cairns : on Carbine Tableland , Mount Windsor Tableland and Thornton Peak massif.