Will possums be extinct

Answer 1

Highly unlikely.Many possum species are extremely adaptable, and it can be imagined that they will be one of the last species to ever become extinct. Some varieties are threatened, particularly some of the gliders and the pygmy possums, but other varieties are prolific. The White Possum is one that is believed to have become extinct. It used to live in Queensland's Daintree rainforest, but increasing temperatures seem to have proven too much for it to be able to survive.

Answer 2

No, as a general rule they are not, and they are wide spread over Australia, New Guinea, and Sulawesi (and introduced to New Zealand and China).

Some species of possums are certainly endangered. These include the Mountain Pygmy possum, the Leadbeater's possum, Western Pygmy possum and the Mahogany glider.

Answer 3

Most possum species are not extinct. Some varieties are threatened, particularly some of the gliders and the pygmy possums, but other varieties are prolific. The White Possum is one that is believed to have become extinct. It used to live in Queensland's Daintree rainforest, but increasing temperatures seem to have proven too much for it to be able to survive.

Answer 4

True possums are not a threat to their native environment, which is Australia.

However, since being introduced into New Zealand in the 1830s, they have developed into a sugnificant ecological threat. In New Zealand, possums have taken over native bushland, pushing out native species of birds, for which New Zealand is unique. Possums eat the birds' foods, nest in their trees, and are one of the greatest threats to native bird species. They have been recorded eating eggs and chicks from birds' nests.

Their feeding habits also disrupt the food supplies for native bats, lizards and even insects. They feed on the vegetation, reducing its availability for native species, and nest in the trees, forcing smaller species out. There are no natural predators of the possum in New Zealand, so their population has increased dramatically.

Possums strip the native plants of leaves, buds, flowers, fruits and seeds, meaning less chances of propagation. New Zealand trees do not have defensive chemicals of some Australian native trees, meaning the possums can continue to eat from one tree until the tree has been severely affected.

Many of these plant species are disappearing from the New Zealand forests, and allowing invasive non-native species to take hold of the forests.

Economically, possums are a disaster because they eat pastures and crops, resulting in loss of farmers' income. They also eat the young pines in pine plantations. The figure spent by government agencies on possum control in 2006 was $111 million.

Answer 5

There is no simple 'yes or no' answer to the question.

As a general rule, no, possums are not endangered, and they are wide spread over Australia, New Guinea, and Sulawesi (and introduced to New Zealand and China).

Some species of possums are certainly endangered. These include the Mountain Pygmy possum, the Leadbeater's possum, Western Pygmy possum and the Mahogany glider.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

No. Opossums are common in North America.