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Size
- Size data has not been obtained.
Synonyms
Distribution
©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution: Leadbeater's Possum (Gymnobelideus leadbeateri)
Distribution and habitat preferences
It is restricted to small pockets of remaining old growth mountain ash forests in the Central Highlands of Victoria (Australia) north-east of Melbourne.
It is found in three habitat types: areas of wet sclerophyll forest dominated by Mountain ash, Shining gum and Alpine Ash with a dense mid-story of Acacia species; Lowland Swamp Gum habitat at the Yellingbo Conservation Reserve; and Sub-Alpine forests of Mt Baw Baw, Lake Mountain and Mt Bullfight. (Wikipedia)
Chronotypes
Behaviour
They are rarely seen as they are nocturnal, fast-moving, and occupy the upper story of some of the tallest forest trees in the world. (Wikipedia)
Diet
Their diet is omnivorous: feeding on a range of wattle saps and exudates, lerps, and a high proportion of arthropods which they find under the loose bark of eucalypts, including spiders, crickets, termites and beetles. Plant exudates make up 80% of their energy intake, but the protein provided by the arthropods is essential for successful breeding. (Wikipedia)
