These are among the most adaptable of native mammals, often making home in roofs and chimneys. In open forests they prefer tall old trees that provide holes in which to live. In the south west the brushtails are generally silver-grey. They are nocturnal and can often be seen around homes, up trees or on pergolas. Spotlighting in the forests after dark usually turns up possums. They carry their young in a pouch and live mainly on leaves. The females can weigh up to 1.3kg while males grow to 1.6kg.
DISTRIBUTION: Widespread in the south-west coastal region.

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