Most species of possums in Australia are omnivores, meaning they eat both plant and animal matter.
Possums commonly eat fruit (making them partly frugivorous), grains and seeds (granivorous), plant shoots and nectar. They have also been known to eat insects (meaning they are also insectivorous), small lizards, birds' eggs and sometimes even tiny chicks. Brush-tailed possums in New Zealand, to which they have been introduced, have even been seen to eat whole birds.
Possums' teeth are not the shape of a standard herbivore or carnivore, but have the specialised shape of an omnivore, which allow them to grasp, cut, slice and grind.
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∙ 14y agoPossums and opossums are mammals, specifically marsupials, as their young develop in the pouch. Possums are native to Australia, New Guinea and Sulawesi, whilst opossums are native to North America. They are quite different animals.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Marsupialia
Order: Diprotodontia
Suborder: Phalangeriformes
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∙ 15y agoStrictly speaking, a possum is an omnivore, meaning it eats both plant and animal matter.
Possums commonly eat fruit (making them partly frugivorous), grains and seeds (granivorous), plant shoots and nectar. They have also been known to eat insects (meaning they are also insectivorous), small lizards, birds' eggs and sometimes even tiny chicks. Brush-tailed possums in New Zealand, to which they have been introduced, have even been seen to eat whole birds.
Possums' teeth are not the shape of a standard herbivore or carnivore, but have the specialised shape of an omnivore, which allow them to grasp, cut, slice and grind.
Possums are omnivores, meaning they eat both plant and animal matter. Their diet consists of fruits, nuts, insects, small mammals, and even carrion.
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∙ 14y agokoalas and kangaroos, because they are all marsupials. all marsupials have a pouch to carry they're young.
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∙ 15y agoActually, a opposum is a omnivore. Meat andplants.
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∙ 13y agoNot all possums will have white faces, although this is the predominant phenotype. In the absence of a photograph, I will hazard a guess that these are possums with unusual coat colors.
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