It effects it's ecosystem because it's a herbivore and it ate trees and then it would get eaten' by it's predator and then when the predator dies it gets eaten' by scavengers and then the bacteria finishes it off.
In its natural habitat, a Brush-Tailed-Possum eats leaves, buds, flowers and fruits.
What is the behavior of a possum?
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The nocturnal possum sleeps in the day up trees. This is actually the Australian brush tailed possum.
Australian Brush tailed possum, insects, disease,By Amy Clapp
The Australian brush tailed possum, the Kiwi, the Morepork, and young Tuatara.
The brush-tailed possum, a pouched mammal (marsupial) of Australia, was introduced into New Zealand, where it has caused considerable damage to native forests.
There is no other word for brushtailed possums. That is their species, and they are not known by any other name.
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It is very rare for a possum to leave its territory permanently if it is not driven out by a dominant possum. Chances are high that, while out seeking a mate or foraging for food, it has been run over by a car or attacked by a dog.
In New Zealand, the common brush-tailed possum (introduced from Australia) is a marsupial which is extremely damaging to the forests.
The Brush Tail Possum is found mostly in forests in New Zealand.