Trichosurus vulpecula

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Phalangeroidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cladus: Metatheria Cladus: Marsupialiformes Cohors: Marsupialia Cladus: Australidelphia Cladus: Eomarsupialia Ordo: Diprotodontia Subordo: Phalangeriformes Superfamilia: Phalangeroidea

Familia: Phalangeridae
Subfamilia: Trichosurinae
Genus: Trichosurus
Species: Trichosurus vulpecula

Name

Trichosurus vulpecula (Kerr, 1792)

Type locality: Australia, New South Wales, Sydney

Synonyms

Didelphis vulpecula Kerr, 1792
Phalangista cookii (G. Cuvier, 1824)
Phalangista cuvieri (Waterhouse, 1841)
Phalangista felina (Wagner, 1842)
Phalangista fuliginosa (Ogilby, 1831)
Phalangista hypoleucus (Wagner, 1855)
Phalangista melanura (Wagner, 1842)
Phalangista selma (Gervais, 1847)
Phalangista xanthopus (Ogilby, 1831)
Phalangista fuliginosa grisea (Gray, 1841)
Trichurus vulpecula eburacensis Lönnberg, 1916
Trichurus vulpecula mesurus Thomas, 1926
Trichurus vulpecula raui Finlayson, 1963
Trichurus vulpecula ruficollis Schwarz, 1909
Didelphis lemurina (Shaw, 1800)
Didelphis novaehollandiae (Bechstein, 1800)
Didelphis tapouaru (F. Meyer, 1793)

References

Trichosurus vulpecula in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
Linnaeus: Anim. Kingdom 1: 198.
Wilson, D.E. & Reeder, D.M. (eds.) 2005. Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. 3rd edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press: Baltimore. 2 volumes. 2142 pp. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. Reference page.
IUCN: Trichosurus vulpecula Kerr, 1792 (Least Concern)

New Zealand references

Clark, J.M.; Heath, D.D.; Stankiewicz, M. 1997: The ectoparasites of brushtail possum Trichosurus vulpecula in New Zealand. New Zealand journal of zoology, 24(2): 199–204. DOI: 10.1080/03014223.1997.9518114 PDF
Clout, M.N.; Gaze, P.D. 1984: Brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula Kerr) in a New Zealand beech (Nothofagus) forest. New Zealand journal of ecology, 7: 147–155. abstract and pdf
Glen, A.S. et al. 2012: Ecology of brushtail possums in a New Zealand dryland ecosystem. New Zealand journal of ecology, 36(1): 29–37. abstract and pdf

Links

NZOR (demonstration website)

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Wolstertpossum
Deutsch: Fuchskusu
English: Common Brushtail Possum
español: Posúm de cola de escoba
suomi: Kettukusu
français: Phalanger renard
עברית: פוסום אוסטרלי כסוף-אפור
日本語: フクロギツネ
Nederlands: Voskoesoe
polski: Pałanka kuzu
русский: Лисий кузу
ไทย: คอมมอนบรัชเทลพอสซั่ม

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