No porcupines do not because they do not live anywhere where the weather is too cold.
possums
Platypuses neither hibernate nor migrate. They are active throughout the year, and they tend to stay by their home pond, creek or river as long as there is sufficient food and water. No Australian native animals migrate (though some are nomadic), and only the mountain pygmy possums of Australia's alpine regions hibernate.
Possums are not blind.
Possums are eaten by snakes.
There are no possums in possum pie, as true possums are found in Australia and nearby islands, and they are protected in Australia. Possums are not the same as opossums.
No. Sugar is not poisonous to possums.
Possums are mammals, and are covered with hair.
No. Ring-tail possums are not even close to being endangered.
Possums are not eaten in modern times. In the past, the early settlers ate possums if nothing else was available. Certainly the Australian Aborigines ate possums.
In their natural state, Australian possums are external dwellers. However, brushtail possums and ringtail possums often shelter in the roof space of suburban houses.
There is no particular name for a female possum.
The predators of true possums, which live in Australia, are eagles, hawks, owls and quolls. Foxes, which have been introduced to Australia, are also predators of possums. Possums should not be confused with opossums, which live in North America, and are not related to possums.