Brushtail Possum
Mother carrying Joey		Murray Mallee Region
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Brushtail Possum (Trichosurus vulpecula)Class: Animals (Animalia) - Chordates (Chordata) - Mammals (Mammalia)
Order: Kangaroos & Wombats (Diprotodontia)
Family: Brushtail Possum (Phalangeridae)     iNaturalist Observation
Species: Brushtail Possum (Trichosurus vulpecula)
This Photo:     Tail
Thank you Patrick White for confirming the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Found in the Murray Mallee SA, Adelaide Hills and possibly elsewhere
Copyright © 2011-2026 Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 18-Mar-2011
This species is protected and classed as RA (Rare) under the National Parks & Wildlife, SA, Protection Act