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Green Ringtail Possum
(with young)
Pseudochirops archeri
A fine banding of black, yellow and white on
the hairs of this very beautiful possum gives a distinctive lime-green colour to
the thick soft fur.
The female has two teats in the pouch but normally gives
birth to a solitary young. This arboreal ringtail does not have a den and sleeps
during the day curled into a tight ball on a branch amongst foliage.
The diet
consists almost entirely of leaves. Ripe figs are the only known fruit eaten.
Size
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Head and Body Length
344-371 (353) mm (males)
285-377 (335) mm (females)
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Tail length
309-372 (330) mm
315-333 (325) mm
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Weight
880-1190 (1064) grams
670-1350 (1119) grams
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Photographed at Thylogale
by David & Diane Armbrust
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1998 David & Diane Armbrust
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