Possums
Australian possums, or phalangers, are herbivorous marsupials which live in trees. They belong to the 4 main families:
Ringtails and large gliders
Brushtails and cuscus
Feathertail and pygmy possums
honey possums
They are shy nocturnal creatures. Some are capable of gliding, but it's not considered true flight. they have a pouch, but also carry their young on their backs.
The greater glider possum,Petauroides volans, is an elusive creature which usually finds a home in the hollow if a gum tree.It is capable of gliding or volplaning from one tree to another by an extension of skin along the sides of the body and limbs, which when extended froms a sort of parachute.
Leadbeater's possum, Gymnobelideus leadbeateri, is a tiny possum which lives only in Victoria over an area of 100 square kilometers, extending from Marysville, north-east of Melbourne, to Tanjil Bren. After 1909 it was thought to be extinct but was re-discovered in 1961, again at Marysville. It is the animal emblem of Victoria.