Common Ringtail Possum
Pseudocheirus peregrinus
Classification
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Diprotodontia
- Family
- Pseudocheiridae
The common ringtail possum (Pseudocheirus peregrinus, Greek for "false hand" and Latin for "pilgrim" or "alien") is an Australian marsupial. The possum lives in a variety of habitats and eats a variety of leaves of both native and introduced plants, as well as flowers, fruits and sap. It also consumes caecotropes, which are material fermented in the caecum and expelled during the daytime when it is resting in a nest.
Pseudocheirus peregrinus (en anglais Common Ringtail Possum, soit possum à queue en anneau) est un marsupial australien, C'est un animal arboricole, herbivore, nocturne. Description De la taille d'un chat, il mesure 60 à 70 cm de la tête à l'extrémité de la queue, la queue étant aussi longue que le corps et souvent enroulée en boucles d'où son nom. Il pèse entre 550 et 1100 g.
El falangero de cola anillada (Pseudocheirus peregrinus, griego para "mano falsa" y latín para "peregrino") es una especie de marsupial diprotodonto de la familia Pseudocheiridae propia de Australia. Es herbívoro y de hábitos nocturnos. Pesa entre 550 g y 1.
Distribution
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