What is this?
May 6, 2009 8:13 PM Subscribe
what is this mammal?
Best answer: Young brushtail possom?
posted by weapons-grade pandemonium at 8:26 PM on May 6, 2009 [1 favorite]
posted by weapons-grade pandemonium at 8:26 PM on May 6, 2009 [1 favorite]
possum, that is
posted by weapons-grade pandemonium at 8:27 PM on May 6, 2009
posted by weapons-grade pandemonium at 8:27 PM on May 6, 2009
I feel certain that this is not a Galago, and I'd say that weapons-grade pandemonium could well be right.
posted by KingoftheWhales at 8:30 PM on May 6, 2009
posted by KingoftheWhales at 8:30 PM on May 6, 2009
I'm going with brushtail possum as well, here's another picture that resembles yours.
posted by Rumple at 8:56 PM on May 6, 2009
posted by Rumple at 8:56 PM on May 6, 2009
Definitely a possum (Australian, not US). Although as I said on the last thread where this came up, they're usually flatter and with more tire marks when I see them.
posted by i_am_joe's_spleen at 9:18 PM on May 6, 2009
posted by i_am_joe's_spleen at 9:18 PM on May 6, 2009
Yep, looks like a possum. Whether it's cute or not depends if you're from Australia or New Zealand :-)
posted by slightlybewildered at 9:19 PM on May 6, 2009
posted by slightlybewildered at 9:19 PM on May 6, 2009
Possum.
Even though they are a ravening pest destroying our native forests and harbouring TB, they are still cute, and excellent pets when acquired as babies. (All-I-Want-Is-To-Live-In-Your-Shirtpocket-And-Eat-Rosepetals pets). Let me post you a boxful.
Stephen, Shelley, we may have found the export business to save us from the recession?
posted by Catch at 9:43 PM on May 6, 2009 [2 favorites]
Even though they are a ravening pest destroying our native forests and harbouring TB, they are still cute, and excellent pets when acquired as babies. (All-I-Want-Is-To-Live-In-Your-Shirtpocket-And-Eat-Rosepetals pets). Let me post you a boxful.
Stephen, Shelley, we may have found the export business to save us from the recession?
posted by Catch at 9:43 PM on May 6, 2009 [2 favorites]
Yeah, a bush baby or a possum
Note that Catch is from NZ and possums are not a native species. Here in Victoria the Leadbeater possum is almost extinct - not helped by the recent bushfires.
posted by mattoxic at 11:49 PM on May 6, 2009
Note that Catch is from NZ and possums are not a native species. Here in Victoria the Leadbeater possum is almost extinct - not helped by the recent bushfires.
posted by mattoxic at 11:49 PM on May 6, 2009
No, it's not a loris. Seriously. Find a zoologist to referee and I'll bet any sum you like. It's a possum.
posted by i_am_joe's_spleen at 2:21 AM on May 7, 2009
posted by i_am_joe's_spleen at 2:21 AM on May 7, 2009
Not just any mammal, that there is a marsupial! I encountered one of these in a city park in Sydney, it was nowhere near as cute as this one and actually looked pretty creepy, especially since I couldn't recognize what it was (being only a visitor to Australia and not a native).
posted by illenion at 5:41 AM on May 7, 2009
posted by illenion at 5:41 AM on May 7, 2009
That's no mammal. It is in fact a possum, and I would say some sort of brushtail possum at that. I have these guys using my roof as a highway for most of the year, and trust me, it aint cute.
posted by Jilder at 6:14 AM on May 7, 2009
posted by Jilder at 6:14 AM on May 7, 2009
ummm... Unless I'm missing a joke here, marsupials are mammals too.
posted by onhazier at 6:23 AM on May 7, 2009 [2 favorites]
posted by onhazier at 6:23 AM on May 7, 2009 [2 favorites]
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posted by cowbellemoo at 8:21 PM on May 6, 2009