Traits + Interesting Facts

~This possum is completely harmless, it's only live prey being small insects and invertebrate.

~They are commonly
10-13 centimeters long, and their tails 13-16. They can always fit right in the palm of your hand!

~The Mountain Pygmy Possum is actually Australia's biggest pygmy possum, out of 5 breeds.

~These possums were considered extinct until they were rediscovered sometime in the mid 1960s.

~Their main predators are wild cats and foxes.

~It needs snow to survive! The snow serves as insulation for the possum when it hibernates in the winter.