Whether referring to an opossum or a true possum the answer is yes. Both sexes exist for the species.
All possum species are nocturnal.
There is not now, nor has there ever been, a species of possum called the white-tailed possum.
There are several species of ringtail possum. The Common ringtail possum is, as its name suggests, very common. It can be found in both bushland and in suburbia.
Numerous possum species live in Victoria, but the state is best known for its faunal emblem, the Leadbeater's possum.Other species include the Common Brushtail, Ringtail, Mountain Pygmy possum, Feathertail Glider, Greater Glider and Sugar Glider.
Yes and no. Gliders, a separate species of possum can glide.
It depends on the species. The largest possum species of all is the cuscus, the males of which may have a body length of 60cm and a weight of 6kg. The largest species of common possum, the brushtail possum, has a body length of about 55cm, and a tail length of some 40cm. Males can weigh up to 3.5 kg. On the other hand, an adult male mountain pygmy possum weighs only about 45 grams and easily fits into a human adult's hand. Note that possums are not the same as opossums.
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.
corroboree frogs, pygmy possum
No. Whilst "Greg Possum" might be the name of a person, it is not another species of possum. Possums do not, as a rule, attack people.
The opossum is found in the USA. Although it is sometimes referred to as a "possum", it is in fact a completely different animal to any of the possum species found in Australia.
No. You may not purchase these delicate creatures, which are a protected native species.