Short-eared Possum

Short-eared Possum[1]
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Diprotodontia
Family: Phalangeridae
Genus: Trichosurus
Species: T. caninus
Binomial name
Trichosurus caninus
(Ogilby, 1836)
Short-eared Possum range

The Short-eared Possum (Trichosurus caninus) is a species of marsupial in the Phalangeridae family. It is endemic to Australia.[2]

Found north of Sydney the species was once classed as a Mountain Brushtail Possum for which is its closest relative.

In the wild they can live up to 17 years of age, have a stable territory and invest a lot of energy rearing their young.[3]

References

  1. ^ Groves, C. (2005). Wilson, D. E., & Reeder, D. M, eds. ed. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 49. OCLC 62265494. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3. 
  2. ^ a b Menkhorst, P., Denny, M., Winter, J. & Ellis, M. (2008). Trichosurus caninus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 December 2008. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
  3. ^ "A tail of two possums.". Melbourne: Geoff Strong. 3 December 2004. http://www.theage.com.au/news/Science/A-tail-of-two-possums/2004/12/02/1101923267749.html. Retrieved 2007-08-05.