This is probably a really stupid question lol But I'm writing a book and the closest zoo is 4 hours away and doesnt take phone call questions and have not replied to my emails I sent about a year ago.

By squirrels I mean the sort of squirrels you find in Canada & the US. The kind with the big bushy tails, and chatter a lot, love peanuts, live in trees sort.

Are there those sort of squirrels in Australia, or does Australia have its own species that are similar, live in trees, bushy tailed rodent ?