Common Brushtail Possum

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Details

Name:
Common Brushtail Possum

Scientific Name:
Trichosurus vulpecula

Reference Number:
LLZ-883

Description

Order Diprotodontia; Family Phalangeridae (Brushtail Possums & Cuscuses); Scientific name: Trichosurus vulpecula; Subspecies hypoleucus; Common Name: Common Brushtail Possum; Alternative common name: Western Brushtail Possum – Distribution in Australia: Subspecies hypoleucus is found only in south-western Western Australia north to north of Perth and east to western Fitzgerald River NP.

Additional Details

Reference Number:	LLZ-883
Scientific Name:	Trichosurus vulpecula