Common Brushtail Possums feed on a variety of plants, leaves, fruits and flowers, sometimes also taking nestling birds. They sleep in tree hollows or similar protected nooks, including the ceilings of buildings. Body fur colour is variable with the fur being much thicker in Tasmanian animals

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Habitat Open dry eucalypt forest, woodlands, suburban areas
Size Body up to 55 cm; tail up to 40 cm.
Origin Native
Distribution Across Australia
Descriptions
Distribution
Across Australia
Habitat
Open dry eucalypt forest, woodlands, suburban areas
Size
Body up to 55 cm; tail up to 40 cm.
Common Name Common Brushtail Possum
Aliases No Known Aliases
Origin Native
Conservation Least Concern
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
SuperclassGnathostomata
ClassMammalia
SubclassMarsupialia
OrderDiprotodontia
SuborderPhalangerida
SuperfamilyPhalangeroidea
FamilyPhalangeridae
GenusTrichosurus
SpeciesTrichosurus vulpecula
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