Brushtail possum

Brushtail possums^[1]

common brushtail possum by John Gould, 1863
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Diprotodontia
Family:	Phalangeridae
Genus:	Trichosurus (Lesson, 1828)
Type species
Didelphis vulpecula (Kerr, 1792)
Species
see text

The brushtail possums are the members of the genus Trichosurus in the Phalangeridae, a family of marsupials.

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

Gallery

Northern brushtail possum (T. arnhemensis)
Short-eared possum (T. caninus)
Coppery brushtail possum (T. johnstonii)
Common brushtail possum (T. vulpecula)

References

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↑ Groves, C.P. (2005). Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M., eds. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 49–50. OCLC 62265494. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.

Extant Diprotodontia species

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Infraclass Marsupialia

Suborder Vombatiformes

Phascolarctidae

Phascolarctos	Koala (P. cinereus)

Vombatidae
(Wombats)

Vombatus	Common wombat (V. ursinus)

Lasiorhinus	Southern hairy-nosed wombat (L. latifrons) Northern hairy-nosed wombat (L. krefftii)

Suborder Phalangeriformes (Possums) (cont. below)

Phalangeridae
(including Cuscuses)

Ailurops (Bear cuscuses)	Talaud bear cuscus (A. melanotis) Sulawesi bear cuscus (A. ursinus)

Phalanger	Gebe Cuscus (P. alexandrae) Mountain cuscus (P. carmelitae) Ground cuscus (P. gymnotis) Eastern common cuscus (P. intercastellanus) Woodlark cuscus (P. lullulae) Blue-eyed cuscus (P. matabiru) Telefomin cuscus (P. matanim) Southern common cuscus (P. mimicus) Northern common cuscus (P. orientalis) Ornate cuscus (P. ornatus) Rothschild's cuscus (P. rothschildi) Silky cuscus (P. sericeus) Stein's cuscus (P. vestitus)

Spilocuscus	Admiralty Island cuscus (S. kraemeri) Common spotted cuscus (S. maculatus) Waigeou cuscus (S. papuensis) Black-spotted cuscus (S. rufoniger) Blue-eyed spotted cuscus (S. wilsoni)

Strigocuscus	Sulawesi dwarf cuscus (S. celebensis) Banggai cuscus (S. pelegensis)

Trichosurus (Brushtail possums)	Northern brushtail possum (T. arnhemensis) Short-eared possum (T. caninus) Mountain brushtail possum (T. cunninghami) Coppery brushtail possum (T. johnstonii) Common brushtail possum (T. vulpecula)

Wyulda	Scaly-tailed possum (W. squamicaudata)

Burramyidae
(Pygmy possums)

Burramys	Mountain pygmy possum (B. parvus)

Cercartetus	Long-tailed pygmy possum (C. caudatus) Southwestern pygmy possum (C. concinnus) Tasmanian pygmy possum (C. lepidus) Eastern pygmy possum (C. nanus)

Suborder Phalangeriformes (Possums) (cont. above)

Tarsipedidae

Tarsipes	Honey possum (T. rostratus)

Petauridae

Dactylopsila	Great-tailed triok (D. megalura) Long-fingered triok (D. palpator) Tate's triok (D. tatei) Striped possum (D. trivirgata)

Gymnobelideus	Leadbeater's possum (G. leadbeateri)

Petaurus	Northern glider (P. abidi) Yellow-bellied glider (P. australis) Biak glider (P. biacensis) Sugar glider (P. breviceps) Mahogany glider (P. gracilis) Squirrel glider (P. norfolcensis)

Pseudocheiridae

Hemibelideus	Lemur-like ringtail possum (H. lemuroides)

Petauroides	Greater glider (P. volans)

Petropseudes	Rock-haunting ringtail possum (P. dahli)

Pseudocheirus	Common ringtail possum (P. peregrinus)

Pseudochirulus	Lowland ringtail possum (P. canescens) Weyland ringtail possum (P. caroli) Cinereus ringtail possum (P. cinereus) Painted ringtail possum (P. forbesi) Herbert River ringtail possum (P. herbertensis) Masked ringtail possum (P. larvatus) Pygmy ringtail possum (P. mayeri) Vogelkop ringtail possum (P. schlegeli)

Pseudochirops	D'Albertis' ringtail possum (P. albertisii) Green ringtail possum (P. archeri) Plush-coated ringtail possum (P. corinnae) Reclusive ringtail possum (P. coronatus) Coppery ringtail possum (P. cupreus)

Acrobatidae

Acrobates	Feathertail glider (A. pygmaeus)

Distoechurus	Feather-tailed possum (D. pennatus)

Suborder Macropodiformes (cont. below)

Macropodidae
(includes Wallabies)

Lagostrophus	Banded hare-wallaby (L. fasciatus)

Dendrolagus (Tree-kangaroos)	Grizzled tree-kangaroo (D. inustus) Lumholtz's tree-kangaroo (D. lumholtzi) Bennett's tree-kangaroo (D. bennettianus) Ursine tree-kangaroo (D. ursinus) Matschie's tree-kangaroo (D. matschiei) Doria's tree-kangaroo (D. dorianus) Ifola tree-kangaroo (D. notatus) Goodfellow's tree-kangaroo (D. goodfellowi) Lowlands tree-kangaroo (D. spadix) Golden-mantled tree-kangaroo (D. pulcherrimus) Seri's tree-kangaroo (D. stellarum) Dingiso (D. mbaiso) Tenkile (D. scottae)

Dorcopsis	Brown dorcopsis (D. muelleri) White-striped dorcopsis (D. hageni) Black dorcopsis (D. atrata) Gray dorcopsis (D. luctuosa)

Dorcopsulus	Small dorcopsis (D. vanheurni) Macleay's dorcopsis (D. macleayi)

Lagorchestes	Spectacled hare-wallaby (L. conspicillatus) Rufous hare-wallaby (L. hirsutus)

Macropus (includes Kangaroos and Wallaroos)	Subgenus Notamacropus: Agile wallaby (M. agilis) Black-striped wallaby (M. dorsalis) Tammar wallaby (M. eugenii) Western brush wallaby (M. irma) Parma wallaby (M. parma) Pretty-faced wallaby (M. parryi) Red-necked wallaby (M. rufogriseus) Subgenus Osphranter: Antilopine kangaroo (M. antilopinus) Woodward's wallaroo (M. bernadus) Eastern wallaroo (M. robustus) Red kangaroo (M. rufus) Subgenus Macropus: Western grey kangaroo (M. fuliginosus) Eastern grey kangaroo (M. giganteus)

Onychogalea (Nail-tail wallabies)	Bridled nail-tail wallaby (O. fraenata) Northern nail-tail wallaby (O. unguifera)

Petrogale (Rock-wallabies)	P. brachyotis species-group: Short-eared rock-wallaby (P. brachyotis) Wilkins' rock-wallaby (P. wilkinsi) Monjon (P. burbidgei) Nabarlek (P. concinna) P. xanthopus species-group: Proserpine rock-wallaby (P. persephone) Rothschild's rock-wallaby (P. rothschildi) Yellow-footed rock-wallaby (P. xanthopus) P. lateralis/penicillata species-group: Allied rock-wallaby (P. assimilis) Cape York rock-wallaby (P. coenensis) Godman's rock-wallaby (P. godmani) Herbert's rock-wallaby (P. herberti) Unadorned rock-wallaby (P. inornata) Black-flanked rock-wallaby (P. lateralis) Mareeba rock-wallaby (P. mareeba) Brush-tailed rock-wallaby (P. penicillata) Purple-necked rock-wallaby (P. purpureicollis) Mount Claro rock-wallaby (P. sharmani)

Setonix	Quokka (S. brachyurus)

Thylogale (Pademelons)	Tasmanian pademelon (T. billardierii) Brown's pademelon (T. browni) Dusky pademelon (T. brunii) Calaby's pademelon (T. calabyi) Mountain pademelon (T. lanatus) Red-legged pademelon (T. stigmatica) Red-necked pademelon (T. thetis)

Wallabia	Swamp wallaby (W. bicolor)

Suborder Macropodiformes (cont. above)

Potoroidae

Aepyprymnus	Rufous rat-kangaroo (A. rufescens)

Bettongia (Bettongs)	Eastern bettong (B. gaimardi) Boodie (B. lesueur) Woylie (B. penicillata) Northern bettong (B. tropica)

Potorous (Potoroos)	Long-footed potoroo (P. longipes) Long-nosed potoroo (P. tridactylus) Gilbert's potoroo (. gilbertii)

Hypsiprymnodontidae

Hypsiprymnodon	Musky rat-kangaroo (H. moschatus)

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