Phalangeriformes
- Petauroidea
- Phalangeroidea
- Common brushtail possum Trichosurus vulpecula
Photo: Andrew Mercer (www.baldwhiteguy.co.nz) · CC BY-SA 4.0 A tree-dwelling nocturnal marsupial with large eyes and rounded ears.
- Narrow-toed feathertail glider Acrobates pygmaeus
Photo: maxark · CC BY 4.0 A tiny gliding marsupial with a feather-like tail.
- Leadbeater's Possum Gymnobelideus leadbeateri
Photo: Konan Farrelly-Horsfall · CC BY 4.0 A possum of mountain eucalypt forests in Victoria that uses hollows in old trees for shelter and nesting.
- Northern Common Cuscus Phalanger orientalis
Photo: Karl Thayer Soule · CC BY 2.0 This nocturnal cuscus has a tail that grips branches. Males and females differ in coat and in how much of the tail is white; the species occurs on New Guinea and nearby islands.
- Common Ringtail Pseudocheirus peregrinus
The common ringtail is a nocturnal Australian marsupial with a grasping tail that helps it move along branches.
- Honey Possum Tarsipes rostratus
The honey possum is a small marsupial that feeds only on nectar and pollen from native flowers. Its long tongue gathers pollen from inside flowers.
- Common Bear Cuscus Ailurops ursinus
The common bear cuscus is an arboreal marsupial that moves slowly through trees with its grasping tail and forefeet and feeds mainly on leaves.
- Common Spotted Cuscus Spilocuscus maculatus
The common spotted cuscus is a marsupial with a long tail that can grip branches. It lives in lowland tropical forest in New Guinea and also in mangroves in northeastern Australia, feeding mainly on leaves.
- Mountain Pygmy Possum Burramys parvus
The mountain pygmy possum is a small mammal adapted to Australia's alpine zone. It is known to store food and hibernate for long periods.
- Southwestern Pygmy Possum Cercartetus concinnus
The western pygmy possum is a small marsupial with a white belly and large eyes. It moves through trees at night and rests in a leaf-lined nest by day.
- Sugar glider Petaurus breviceps
A marsupial that glides between trees in eastern Australian forests.
- Small Sulawesi Cuscus Strigocuscus celebensis
The small cuscus has pale buff fur and a partly bare tail. It lives on Sulawesi and nearby islands.