as part of an Endangered Animals of the World project
organised by Cannelton Elementary School in Indiana, USA and Primary School De Wadden of Haarlem, Netherlands.
Leadbeater's Possum
Drawn by Annabelle, Jade and Michelle 4D
Common Name :
Leadbeater's Possum
Scientific Name :
Gymnobelideus leadbeateri
Habitat :
Lives in temperate Mountain Ash forests in southern Victoria.
Diet :
Eats invertebrates such as spiders and beetles and also the gum of Acacia trees.
Size :
Grows to about 350mm and the tail is 200mm of this.
Danger :
The woodchipping industry cuts down the trees this animal depends on for food and nesting hollows.
Owls catch and eat the possums.
Researched by :
Annabelle, Jade and Michelle 4D
Reference:
CD called "Wildinfo Australia"
Windows Version
Australian Endangered, Vulnerable and Extinct Fauna.
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