Coppery Ring-tailed Possum

Coppery Ring-tailed PossumThe coppery ring-tailed possum lives in forests and scrub of interior New Guinea. It climbs and is active at night, feeding on leaves and other plant parts.What does it look like?The upper fur may be gray or brown and can be very dark. The underside ranges from white or yellowish to nearly as dark as the back; the tail tip can curl into a ring.How does it live?The coppery ring-tailed possum lives in forests and scrub of interior New Guinea. It climbs and is active at night, feeding on leaves and other plant parts.It climbs, is nocturnal, and moves slowly and quietly. It uses rainforest, woodland, and scrub habitats and eats leaves, fruits, flowers, bark, and sap.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.