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Brush-tailed possum , Silver-grey Possum Trichosurus vulpecula | |
Photo courtesy of Garrie Douglas | |
Mammal Family : | "Brush-tail Possums" Phalangeridae |
Description : | Most common marsupial in eastern Australia. Its size and colour varies, from a short-haired, copper colour in east QLD. to a larger woolly, black to grey colour in Tasmania, but generally silver- grey above with a white to pale grey belly. |
Typical Habitat : | It is most common in cities and rare in arid central Australia. An arboreal, nocturnal animal it generally occurs where there are trees, especially in open forest and woodlands |
Distribution : | Trichosurus vulpecula eburacensis, Cape York. Trichosurus vulpecula johnsoni, central eastern Queensland. |
Introduced : | No |
Seen North Qld : | Yes |
Additional info .. | locations seen (17) .. habitats seen (6) .. |
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