The common ringtail possum is an Australian marsupial.
Common ringtail possum
A common ringtail possum carrying young.
Asleep in daytime roost. Common ringtails usually build nests. This one prefers the open air.
Common ringtail possum in Brisbane, Queensland.
Marsupials are a diverse group of mammals belonging to the infraclass Marsupialia. They are primarily found in Australasia, Wallacea, and the Americas. One of the defining features of marsupials is their unique reproductive strategy, where the young are born in a relatively undeveloped state and then nurtured within a pouch.
Marsupial
Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)
Female eastern grey kangaroo with a joey in her pouch
Reproductive tract of a male macropod