brushtail

brushtail
A nocturnal, arboreal, Australian possum, Trichosurus vulpecula that has a furred tail with a naked tip
Syn: brushtail possum, brush-tailed possum

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  • Northern Brushtail Possum — Northern Brushtail Possum[1] Adult male Conservation status Not evaluate …   Wikipedia

  • Coppery Brushtail Possum — Coppery Brushtail Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia …   Wikipedia

  • Common Brushtail Possum in New Zealand — The Common Brushtail Possum. The Common Brushtail Possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) is a major agricultural and conservation pest in New Zealand. It also goes by the name Paihamu.[1] …   Wikipedia

  • Milo Winter — Brushtail grabs a big Plymouth Rock hen by the neck, in a Milo Winter illustration for Doctor Rabbit and Brushtail the Fox, by Thomas Clark Hinkle Milo Winter (August 7, 1888 1956) was a well known book illustrator, who produced works for… …   Wikipedia

  • Possum — Taxobox name = Possums image width = 240px image caption = Common Brushtail Possum ( Trichosurus vulpecula ) regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia infraclassis = Marsupialia ordo = Diprotodontia subordo = Phalangeriformes subordo …   Wikipedia

  • Diprotodontia — Diprotodontia[1] Temporal range: 28–0 Ma …   Wikipedia

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