This is just for fun and the only rule is: no researching. Post your best guesses in the comments. Reading other people’s answers before posting your own is terrible, horrible, no good, very bad optional. Answer will be posted in the comments tomorrow.
Lemur?
Marmoset???
First guess: Aye aye. Second guess: bush baby.
I’m gonna guess …first glance maybe a lemur or bush baby (can’t tell size from the photo). There are also small arborial opossums (in AU) as well – the relatively bare, prehensile-ish tail speaks to me of an opossum sp.
Looks like one of the Aussie possums to me, but it’s just a guess.
His name is Lemuel, and he really wishes the paparazzi would stop following him everywhere he goes! The camera flashes startle all the insects he’s trying to sneak up on. If this keeps up, he’s going to starve to death. “Hey, any of you happen to have a few moths you want to send my way? It’s not like YOU need ’em, right?”
ring tailed lemur?
ANSWER TIME
All good guesses. This is a ringtailed possum. I chose this animal because I did not know that possums could look like this. I am used to this variety:
http://www.myballard.com/2009/08/05/cat-found-poster-shows-one-mean-kitty/
From this animal’s Wiki page: