Common brushtail possum: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the common brushtail possum lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Trichosurus vulpecula
Group	Marsupials
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Oceania
Class	Mammal
Order	Diprotodontia
Family	Phalangeridae

Where does the common brushtail possum live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the common brushtail possum in 1 country or territory across Oceania. Wikidata lists it as endemic to Australia.

Australia

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the common brushtail possum endangered?

The common brushtail possum’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the common brushtail possum?

The common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) is a mammal in the order Diprotodontia and the family Phalangeridae, genus Trichosurus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the common brushtail possum

The common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula, from the Greek for "furry tailed" and the Latin for "little fox", previously in the genus Phalangista) is a nocturnal, semiarboreal marsupial of the family Phalangeridae, native to Australia and invasive in New Zealand, and the second-largest of the Australasian possums.

Like most possums, the common brushtail possum is nocturnal. It is mainly a folivore, but has been known to eat small mammals such as rats. In most Australian habitats, eucalyptus leaves are a significant part of the diet, but rarely the sole item eaten. Its tail is prehensile and naked on its lower underside. The four colour variations are silver-grey, brown, black, and gold.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Common brushtail possum (revision 1376183563), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q732477 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).