Trichosurus vulpecula
– Lower Risk Least Concern
Taxonomy
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Kingdom:
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ANIMALIA
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Phylum:
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CHORDATA
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Class:
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MAMMALIA
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Order:
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DIPROTODONTIA
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Family:
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PHALANGERIDAE
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Scientific Name:
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Trichosurus vulpecula
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Species Authority:
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(Kerr, 1792)
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Infra-specific Taxa Assessed:
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See Trichosurus vulpecula ssp. hypoleucus
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Common Name/s:
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| English | — | COMMON BRUSHTAIL POSSUM, SILVER-GRAY BRUSHTAIL POSSUM |
| French | — | PHALANGER RENARD |
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Taxonomic Notes:
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Most authorites accept that Trichosurus vulpecula includes T. arnhemensis and T. johnstonii. T. arnhemensis is considered to be a subspecies of T. vulpecula, while T. johnstonii is considered to be the same as T. vulpecula vulpecula - see Kerle et al. 1991. Australian Journal of Zoology 39: 313-331.
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Assessment Information
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Red List Category & Criteria:
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LR/lc ver 2.3 (1994)
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Year Assessed:
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1996
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Annotations:
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Needs updating
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Assessor/s:
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Australasian Marsupial & Monotreme Specialist Group
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Geographic Range
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Countries:
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Native:
Australia
Introduced:
New Zealand
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Habitat and Ecology
Bibliography
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Bibliography:
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Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. (compilers and editors) 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
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