What species is Leadbeater's possum?
Q: What species is Leadbeater's possum?
A: Leadbeater's possum is an endangered species of Australian possum.
Q: What kind of habitat do Leadbeater's possums need?
A: Leadbeater's possums need mixed-age wet sclerophyll forest with plenty of Acacia and trees with holes where they can hide during the day.
Q: Where do Leadbeater's possums live?
A: Leadbeater's possums live in small areas of old and mixed age mountain ash forest in the central highlands of Victoria, north-east of Melbourne.
Q: Why were Leadbeater's possums thought to be extinct?
A: Leadbeater's possums were once thought to be extinct due to habitat loss and fragmentation.
Q: What is Black Saturday bushfire?
A: Black Saturday bushfire is a disastrous bushfire that occurred in 2009, burning about half the area in the central highlands of Victoria.
Q: How did the Black Saturday bushfire affect Leadbeater's possum habitat?
A: The Black Saturday bushfire destroyed large areas of the forest around Marysville, Narbethong, and Healesville, which are part of Leadbeater's possum habitat.
Q: What kind of trees do Leadbeater's possums live in?
A: Leadbeater's possums live in mountain ash forest, which is a species of Eucalyptus.
