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Northern brushtail possum[1]
Trichosurus arnhemensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Marsupialia
Order: Diprotodontia
Family: Phalangeridae
Genus: Trichosurus
Species:
T. arnhemensis
Binomial name
Trichosurus arnhemensis
Collett, 1897
A male northern brushtail possum eating an apple

The northern brushtail possum (Trichosurus arnhemensis) is a nocturnal marsupial inhabiting northern Australia. The northern brushtail possum is sometimes considered a species;[1] however, more often than not is considered a subspecies of the common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula arnhemensis).[2][3]

  1. ^ a b Groves, C. P. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
  2. ^ Morris, K. (15 June 2015). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Trichosurus vulpecula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
  3. ^ "Species: Trichosurus vulpecula (Common Brushtail Possum)".

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