Badly
Leadbeater's Possum, the delicate native possum which is the faunal emblem of Victoria, was placed on the IUCN Red list of endangered species in 2004. Leadbeater's possum was only rediscovered in 1961 after having been thought to be extinct for fifty years.
Leadbeaters Possum is found in Victoria, in Australia's south. It is the state faunal emblem. It is found in mountain ash forests in the central highlands of Victoria, north-east of Melbourne. The Leadbeaters possum nests in the hollows of old trees, preferably those in excess of 150-200 years in age.
Leadbeater's possum was chosen as the animal emblem for Victoria because it is completely unique to that state. It was also selected because by doing so, awareness was raised of the plight of these highly endangered animals.
The Leadbeaters possum eats tree sap of wattle and eucalyptus trees.
They aren't threatened, but their close cousins the Leadbeaters possum and the mahogany glider are especially threatened.
The Leadbeaters possum eats tree sap of wattle and eucalyptus trees.
No, the striped Possum is on theVulnerable list but is not endangered. But this can change at anytime with wild fires and hunters and the environment.
The Leadbeater's Possum is protected under state and federal Acts.In the state of Victoria it is classified as threatenedunder the Flora and Fauna Guarantee (FFG) Act 1988. The Action Statement outlining conservation & management issues for Leadbeater's Possum prepared under the FFG Act was first published in 2005, but remains in draft format in 2010.In Australia it is classified as endangered under the Environment Protection & Biodiversty Conservation (EPBC) Act 1999.
An endangered animal in the alpine is a Mountain Pygmy Possum
Yes, it is endangered because they get hunted down by foxes and feral cats.
There is not now, nor has there ever been, a species of possum called the white-tailed possum.
Very badly endangered. One kiwi dies every 2 hours. That's how bad.