Marsupial Sloth

A marsupial sloth is a species of mostly-herbivorous marsupial part of the Reteostiidae that is native to Tasmania, but has since been introduced successfully into many of the Eastern Australian forests, where they established many breeding populations compete successfully with koalas (without outcompeting them). The marsupial sloth shares a similar lifestyle and ecological niches to placental sloths, being a slow-moving animal that sleeps throughout most of the day, and is so slow that algae, moss, and lichen can grow in its fur, much like what happens with true placental sloths. The marsupial sloth mainly feeds on eucalyptus tree leaves, oak leaves, spruce leaves, and among other leaves, as well as fruits such as berries, but can also feed on insects (either if they're slow or if they are on the marsupial sloth's face) and carrion to supplement its diet. The conservation efforts of the marsupial sloth is Least Concern due to successful conservation efforts, the marsupial sloths' wide natural range, the marsupial sloth's tolerance to most human activities (including adapting to live in cities and suburbs), and the fact that marsupial sloths have toxic flesh that can be deadly to almost all predators to try to kill it if ingested, so marsupial sloths are almost entirely predator-free, with the exception of few species of native birds of prey (which are immune to the marsupial sloth's toxins).