FTC | B4612 |
Descriptor | POSSUM |
Synonym(s) | brushtail possum; phalangeridae; phalangeriformes; pseudocheirus spp.; trichosurus spp. |
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Description | Phalangeriformes, or possums, any of a number of arboreal marsupial species native to Australia, New Guinea, and Sulawesi:
- Phalangeridae (possums and cuscuses), a family of mammals native to Australia and New Guinea containing most of the species referred to as "possums" in Australia
- Common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula), a common possum in Australian urban areas, invasive in New Zealand
- Common ringtail possum (Pseudocheirus peregrinus), also common in Australian urban areas, absent from New Zealand [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Possum]
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