| Short-eared possum[1] | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Diprotodontia |
| Family: | Phalangeridae |
| Genus: | Trichosurus |
| Species: | T. caninus
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| Binomial name | |
| Trichosurus caninus (Ogilby, 1836)
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| Short-eared possum range | |
The short-eared possum (Trichosurus caninus) is a species of marsupial in the family Phalangeridae, endemic to Australia.[2] Found north of Sydney, New South Wales, on Australia’s eastern coast, the species was once classed under the mountain brushtail possum, its closest relative.
In the wild, they can live for up to 17 years (possibly longer in captivity), maintain a stable territory, and invest significant energy and time rearing their young.[3]
Short-eared possums are most commonly found along the southeastern coast of the Australian continent, where they reside in wet rainforests and humid, dense thickets.[4]
- ^ 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. p. 49. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ a b Menkhorst, P.; Denny, M.; Winter, J.; Ellis, M. (2016). "Trichosurus caninus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T40557A21951945. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T40557A21951945.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "A tail of two possums". Melbourne: Geoff Strong. 3 December 2004. Retrieved 2007-08-05.
- ^ Fischer, J. (January 2002). "Climate and Animal Distribution: A Climatic Analysis of the Australian Marsupial Trichosurus Caninus". Journal of Biogeography. 28 (3): 293. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2699.2001.00554.x. S2CID 83556317.