Short-eared Possum[1] | |
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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) |
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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]