-
share dens,
brushtails normally sleep in
separate dens.
Individuals from New
Zealand use many more den
sites than
those from Australia.
Brushtail possums...
- The
brushtail possums are the
members of the
genus Trichosurus in the Phalangeridae, a
family of marsupials. They are
native to
Australia (including Tasmania)...
-
brushtail possum has been able to
colonise a
greater variety of
habitats than
either of its
bobuck relatives. For example,
unlike common brushtails,...
- The
northern brushtail possum (Trichosurus arnhemensis) is a
nocturnal marsupial inhabiting northern Australia. The
northern brushtail possum is sometimes...
- The
common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) was
introduced from
Australia to New Zealand,
where it has
become invasive and a
major agricultural...
- The
coppery brushtail possum (Trichosurus johnstonii) is a
species of
marsupial possum in the
family Phalangeridae.
Coppery brushtails are
found within...
-
Leptoichthys fistularius, the brush-tailed pipefish, is a
species of
pipefish of the
family Syngnathidae,
found in
shallow to
intermediate depths off the...
- settings.
Diets range from
generalist herbivores or
omnivores (the
common brushtail possum) to
specialist browsers of
eucalyptus (greater glider), insectivores...
- pelegensis)
Trichosurus (
brushtail possums)
Northern brushtail possum (T. arnhemensis) Short-eared
possum (T. caninus)
Mountain brushtail possum (T. cunninghami)...
-
thought to be
important as
vectors picking up M.
bovis in
areas where brushtail possums Trichosurus vulpecula are infected, and
transferring it to previously...
