- Brushtail possum
Taxobox
name = Brushtail possumsMSW3 Groves | pages = 49-50]
regnum =Animalia
phylum =Chordata
classis =Mammalia
ordo =Diprotodontia
familia =Phalangeridae
genus = "Trichosurus"
genus_authority = Lesson, 1828
type_species = "Didelphis vulpecula"
type_species_authority = Kerr, 1792
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision =
*"Trichosurus arnhemensis "
*"Trichosurus caninus "
*"Trichosurus cunninghami "
*"Trichosurus johnstonii "
*"Trichosurus vulpecula "The brushtail possums are the members of the genus "Trichosurus", a genus of
marsupial in thePhalangeridae 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"References
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