Life Span: 6 -7 years
Size: Body - 30-35cm; Tail - 30-35cm
Name: The Common Ring-tailed Possum gets its name because of the prehensile tail that they use as a fifth limb as they climb and carry sticks and twigs to build their drey.
Helpful fathers: This is the only possum species known to have the male help rear the young. He will carry the young on his back while the mother feeds