The brush tailed possum is one of seven species and is about the size of a cat. It has a pointy snout and a pink nose. Its whiskers are long. They can grow to as big as 550mm long plus a tail which is another 250-400mm long. The tail is prehensile and assists the sharp claws in climbing trees. They are furry and those in Tasmania are furrier as they have adapted to the colder climate. They are usually black, grey or the smaller Queensland variety is sometimes copper coloured. Such colour variations have been seen also in Tasmania and the image is of a pale copper coloured brushtail.
because it's tail is shaped like a brush
The Brush Tail Possum is found mostly in forests in New Zealand.
They can not kill you
Trichosurus Vulpecula Fuliginosus
A fox
There is indeed such a thing as a white Common Brushtail possum, but it is uncommon. See related link.
possums are like a huge fat cat with hand like paws, a long bushy tail and thick fur.
When a ferret is scared they will have a "bottle brush tail". The fur on their tail will be fluffed up and sticking out.
It looks like a brush.
No. Green tree snakes eat frogs and other small reptiles, and occasionally fish.
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Predators of the brushtail possum include eagles, hawks, owls and quolls. Foxes, which have been introduced to Australia, are also predators of possums, while domestic dogs readily kill possums.