Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer are fictional characters in T. S. Eliot's book, "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats", which was adapted into the musical "Cats". Mungojerrie and his partner in crime, Rumpleteazer, specialize in petty theft and mischief. In Eliot's original poem "Mungojerrie and Rumpelteazer", they are depicted knocking over Ming vases and stealing items from their human family. Mungojerrie is also mentioned in the poem "Macavity, the Mystery Cat", where he is rumoured to be one of Macavity's agents. They live at Victoria Grove in Kensington, England. In Eliot's original poem, Rumpelteazer is suggested to be a
Rock-haunting ringtail possum Plum ("Terminalia ferdinandiana"), and "Owenia vernicosa". Leaves eaten include "Flagelleria indica", "Pouteria sericea" and Vine Reedcane. Some known predators of the rock-haunting ringtail possum are the Dingo ("Canis lupus dingo"), the Oenpelli Python ("Morelia oenpelliensis"), the Olive Python ("Liasis olivaceous"), quolls ("Dasyurus" spp.), owls (Strigiformes), feral cats ("Felis catus"), domestic dogs ("Canis lupus familiaris") and humans ("Homo sapiens"). The rock-haunting ringtail possum spends a large amount of time participating in sentinel behaviour to avoid predators. It perches on branches or ledges and scans the area for danger. In an attempt to deter predators and to warn others, this possum beats