Trichosurus vulpecula

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Noun1.Trichosurus vulpecula - bushy-tailed phalangerTrichosurus vulpecula - bushy-tailed phalanger    
opossum, phalanger, possum - small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails
genus Trichosurus, Trichosurus - a genus of Phalangeridae
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These include Eastern Grey Kangaroo, Western Grey Kangaroo, Black Wallaby, Koala, Common Brushtail Possum, Eastern Ringtail Possum and Swamp Rat (Yugovic 2015).
Serologic survey for Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum in the common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) from urban Sydney, Australia.--J.
Shaha, "Assessing acute effects of trapping, handling, and tagging on the behavior of wildlife using GPS telemetry: a case study of the Common Brushtail Possum," Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science, vol.
These data show that it is possible to use operant methods to study possum learning and they add to the very limited information available on the learning abilities of Trichosurus vulpecula - New Zealand's common brushtail possum.
In order of abundance, the most widely detected native animals (in most reserves) were Common Brushtail Possum Trichosurus vulpecula, Common Ringtail Possum Pseudocheirus peregrinus, Striped Marsh Frog Limnodynastes peronii, Southern Brown Tree Frog Litoria ewingii, Garden Skink Lampropholis guichenoti, Little Forest Bat Vespadelus vulturnus, Superb Fairy-wren Malurus cyaneus, Common Froglet Crinia signifera, Eastern Yellow Robin Eopsaltria australis, Delicate Skink Lampropholis delicata, and Weasel Skink Saproscincus mustelinus.
(see Table 1 for site details) Site Prey Species Frequency in pellets ACDEF Common Ringtail Possum Pseudocheirus peregrinus 79 (71.2%) DEF Common Brushtail Possum Trichosurus vulpecula 35 (31.6%) B Swamp Wallaby Wallabia bicolor 1 (0.9%) A Little Red Flying-fox Pteropus scapulatus 3 (2.7%) A unidentified Flying-fox Pteropus spp.
Our survey showed good results for Sugar Glider and Common Brushtail Possum and some possibilities for Antechinus, Feathertail Glider and Squirrel Glider.
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