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This is an upright shrub or small tree that is typically between 10 and 15 feet at maturity though it may grow larger provided partial shade. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] I. decidua grows many thin trunks and stems in a clumping fashion [ 3 ] If left un-managed it will develop a large spreading mound of foliage up to 30' in the wild.
Pygmy possums have large eyes, long ears, and curling, prehensile tails they use to climb and hols onto tree branches. In times of plenty, the base of their tails can be quite round and fat.
Following the arrival of Europeans in Australia, the term possum was borrowed to describe distantly related Australian marsupials of the suborder Phalangeriformes, [7] which are more closely related to other Australian marsupials such as kangaroos. Didelphimorphia comes from the Ancient Greek words for "two" (di) and "wombs" (delphus). [8]
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Around the turn of the 20th century, the opossum was the subject of numerous songs, including "Carve dat Possum", a minstrel song written in 1875 by Sam Lucas. [ 67 ] Although it is widely distributed in the United States, the Virginia opossum's appearance in folklore and popularity as a food item has tied it closely to the American Southeast .
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.
The long-tailed pygmy possum (Cercartetus caudatus) is a diprotodont marsupial found in the rainforests of northern Australia and New Guinea. Living at altitudes of above 1,500 m (4,900 ft), it eats insects and nectar, and may eat pollen in place of insects in the wild. It is known as sumsum in the Kalam language of Papua New Guinea. [3]
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 .