Ringtail | The Animal Facts | Appearance, Diet, Habitat, Behavior, Lifespan

FUN FACTS ABOUT RINGTAIL POSSUM PAWS 🐾 • They have double thumbs on their front paws for an incredible grip. • A natural gap between their fingers helps them hold onto branches and wires securely. • Their back feet are “hand-like” with sharp claws for climbing. • Fused toes on the hind feet form a built-in grooming comb (called syndactyl). • Grooved pads act like non-slip grips on trees and narrow branches. • Their prehensile tail works like a fifth limb with a grippy pad underneath. • Their sc

Ringtails are typically associated with rough, rocky terrain and their historical range covers most of Oklahoma. But this adult male was unexpectedly discovered in a Muskogee County garage and later released by an ODWC biologist at Cherokee WMA. These unique mammals are native to the state and are most closely related to raccoons. While their preferred diet includes small rodents, they also will eat insects, birds, reptiles and amphibians, and even fruits. | Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conse

Ringtail possums should have very little fruit, infrequently. Their digestive system is designed for a leaf/plant diet and they should monitor their own fruit intake. Veggies, for a Ringtail in need. One grape out of the nevermore blue is the required infrequency. | Possums & Allsorts

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