Species profile—Trichosurus caninus (short-eared possum)
Classification
Animalia (animals) → Mammalia (mammals) → Phalangeridae (Brushtail Possums, Cuscuses & Scaly-tailed Possum) → Trichosurus caninus (short-eared possum)
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Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia (animals)
- Class
- Mammalia (mammals)
- Family
- Phalangeridae (Brushtail Possums, Cuscuses & Scaly-tailed Possum)
- Scientific name
- Trichosurus caninus (Ogilby, 1835)
- Common name
- short-eared possum
- Type reference
- Ogilby, W. (1835). Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1835, Part III, 191-192.
- WildNet taxon ID
- 857
- Alternate name(s)
- bobuck
mountain brushtail possum - Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
- Least concern
- Conservation significant
- No
- Endemicity
- Native
- Pest status
- Nil
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Data source
This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=857.
This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.
