Mountain brushtail possum: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

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

Where does the mountain brushtail possum live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the mountain 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 mountain brushtail possum endangered?

The mountain 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 mountain brushtail possum?

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

About the mountain brushtail possum

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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Mountain brushtail possum (revision 1315121412), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q209271 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).