Talk:Possum
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 |
This article is within the scope of WikiProject Mammals, a project to improve Wikipedia's articles on Mammal-related subjects. Please participate by editing the article, and help us assess and improve articles to good and 1.0 standards, or visit the wikiproject page for more details. | ||
| Start | This article has been rated as start-class on the quality scale. | ||
| ??? | This article has not yet received a rating on the importance scale. | ||
 |
This article is supported by WikiProject Monotremes and Marsupials. (with unknown importance) | ||
|
Assessment comments
|
|||
 |
Possum is within the scope of WikiProject Australia, which aims to improve Wikipedia's coverage of Australia and Australia-related topics. If you would like to participate, visit the project page. | ||
| Start | This article has been rated as start-class on the quality scale. | ||
| Mid | This article has been rated as mid-importance on the importance scale. | ||
 |
This article is supported by WikiProject Australian biota. | ||
|
Assessment comments
|
|||
The first sentence reads as though there are only about 60 possums in Australia, rather than about 60 species of possum. Snottygobble 05:39, 13 March 2006 (UTC)
Is it worth considering http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/biodiversity/possums.html as an external link? 203.63.92.105 03:00, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
Contents |
[edit] Proposed merger
Oppose. One of the silliest ideas I've ever heard. Snottygobble 03:43, 8 June 2006 (UTC) Bugger this. I'm going to speedy close this as just plain wrong. They're not even in the same order. Snottygobble 03:46, 8 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] USian Possum
The non-native Virginia Opossum was a little hard to find from this page. Should this be fixed? I didn't know Opossums were native to Australia myself Thadk 06:00, 22 July 2006 (UTC)
- The Virginia Opossum is mentioned in the first paragraph, that's pretty clear. Also, opossums aren't native to Aus, possums are. --liquidGhoul 07:59, 22 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Relation to Opossums
I've deleted "unlike most names applied to Australian fauna in the early years of European colonisation, happens to be accurate: the opossums of America are distant relatives". While they are distantly related by the fact that they are both marsupials, the name is still not accurate and it's a point of confusion for too many people. You might as well say that "hedgehog" is an accurate name because hedgehogs are distantly related to pigs (they're both placental mammals after all). Rwestera (talk) 00:11, 13 December 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Protection of Possums
The article states that possums are protected, but this is not the case in all parts of the world. Perhaps the regions where the possum *are* protected should be specified? They aren't where I live. And they don't taste bad either. :P --TaranRampersad 16:09, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
- Do note the difference between possum and opossum. Note the conservation status noted on each species page, as well as the geograpihic habitat noted in the text of each species' article. - UtherSRG (talk) 16:18, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] "Possums in Popular Culture"?
There should be a "Possums in Popular Culture" section to mention things like the childrens book "Possum Magic" and Dame Edna Everage's catchphrase "Hello possums!". Candy-Panda 06:28, 17 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] What do you call a baby possum?
What do you call a baby possum? A joey? A kitten? A cub? A kit? A pup?--ZayZayEM 03:58, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
- A joey. Hesperian 03:58, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Omnivores, no! Herbivores, yes
Hello, I removed the section that states that "All possums are omnivorous". My correction was removed. All possums are not omnivorous. This article looks foolish when just one paragraph later two possums are linked to in the statement "The two most common species of possums, the Common Brushtail and Common Ringtail, are also among the largest." In both articles about these possums it is stated that they are herbivores. If I can't make the correction then please sort it out yourself. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 165.228.90.99 (talk) 01:12, 18 October 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Food
Possums eat fruit and other good sources of calcium! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.70.11.152 (talk) 03:20, 9 December 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Size of Possums
I compared the larger possums to a 'well-fed domestic cat' because I've never seen one 120cm (4 feet) long! Maybe they grow bigger in other parts of Australia. Pavium (talk) 07:23, 24 February 2008 (UTC)
