The Cutest Brushtail Possums Are Made Of Gold
image credit: EPA/WILD LIFE SYDNEY
image credit: EPA/WILD LIFE SYDNEY
image credit: EPA/WILD LIFE SYDNEY
© 2008 Shannon Plummer
image credit: Carole Bradford
Habitat: Australia, New Guinea and Sulawesi
Status: Least Concern
I don’t even know how to begin this post right now. I’m so overwhelmed by the cuteness emanating from this animal that it’s almost too much to bear (or in this case possum – hah)! This Golden Brushtail Possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) is one of Wildlife Sydney’s newest residents. The Golden Brushtail is actually just a color variation on the normally dark gray/tan colored Common Brushtail Possum. The color is due to the low levels of melanin in their skin.
the ‘typical’ coloration of a brushtail possum
These guys are Australia’s largest tree-dwelling marsupials and really, how lucky can one country be? Koalas, Kangaroos, and now Golden Brushtailed Possums?! C’mon now! Share some of the cuteness with the rest of the world!
