This possum lives in cool, wet mountain forests. Its short rounded ears and bushy black tail, bare underneath, stand out.
It is larger than the common brushtail possum and has short, rounded ears. Its fur is often dark; the bushy black tail is bare underneath, and the belly is cream-coloured.
It mostly lives in tall, wet forests and rainforest, typically above 300 metres. It is nocturnal and solitary, nests in tree hollows, and eats plants such as wattles as well as fungi and lichens.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.