Common brushtail possum in New Zealand

Common brushtail possum

The common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) was introduced from Australia to New Zealand, where it has become invasive and a major agricultural and conservation pest. (In Māori it is called paihamu, a transliteration of "possum".)[1]

  1. ^ "paihamu". Maori Dictionary. Retrieved 4 April 2019.