Brushtail possum
| Brushtail possums[1] | |
|---|---|
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| Common brushtail possum with young in pouch | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Diprotodontia |
| Family: | Phalangeridae |
| Genus: | Trichosurus (Lesson, 1828) |
| Type species | |
| Didelphis vulpecula (Kerr, 1792) | |
| Species | |
The brushtail possums are the members of the genus, Trichosurus, a genus of marsupial in the Phalangeridae family.
It contains the following species:
- Northern brushtail possum, Trichosurus arnhemensis
- Short-eared possum, Trichosurus caninus
- Mountain brushtail possum, Trichosurus cunninghami
- Coppery brushtail possum, Trichosurus johnstonii
- Common brushtail possum, Trichosurus vulpecula
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Common brushtail possum and young, Sydney
References
- ↑ Groves, C. P. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M, eds. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 49–50. OCLC 62265494. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.