The mountain brushtail possum, or southern bobuck (Trichosurus cunninghami), is a nocturnal, semi-arboreal marsupial of the family Phalangeridae native to southeastern Australia. It was not described as a separate species until 2002.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Mountain Brush-tailed Possum being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Trichosurus caninus
- Trichosurus vulpecula
- Pseudocheirus occidentalis
- Trichosurus johnstonii
- Petauroides volans
- Pseudocheirus peregrinus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Diprotodontia
- Family
- Phalangeridae
- Genus
- Trichosurus
- Species
- Trichosurus cunninghami
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