Leadbeater's Possum (Gymnobelideus leadbeateri)
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Description: Fact sheet from EDGE on this endangered species that was thought to be extinct prior to its rediscovery in 1961.
EDGE :: Mammal Species Information Leadbeater’s possum is a small arboreal marsupial that was not sighted for 50 years and believed to be extinct prior to its rediscovery in 1961. The possum is the only marsupial endemic to Victoria, and has been adopted as one of the state's two faunal emblems. The species’ entire distribution in the wild is restricted to a 70 x 80 km area. Populations are predicted to undergo substantial declines owing to a lack of mature trees with hollows that provide diurnal den sites for possum colonies. As a consequence, the species is listed as ‘Endangered’.
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