- Short-eared Possum
Taxobox
name = Short-eared PossumMSW3 Groves | pages = 49]
status = LC
status_system = iucn3.1
status_ref = IUCN2006 | assessors = Australasian Marsupial & Monotreme Specialist Group | year = 1996 | id = 40557 | title = Trichosurus caninus | downloaded =2007-07-29 ]
regnum =Animalia
phylum =Chordata
classis =Mammalia
ordo =Diprotodontia
familia =Phalangeridae
genus = "Trichosurus "
species = "T. caninus"
binomial = "Trichosurus caninus"
binomial_authority = (Ogilby, 1836)
synonyms =The Short-eared Possum ("Trichosurus caninus") is a species of
marsupial in thePhalangeridae family. It is endemic toAustralia .Found north of
Sydney the species was once classed as aMountain Brushtail Possum for which is its closest relative.In the wild they can live up to 17 years of age, have a stable territory and invest a lot of energy rearing their young. [cite web | url = http://www.theage.com.au/news/Science/A-tail-of-two-possums/2004/12/02/1101923267749.html | title = A tail of two possums. | publisher = Geoff Strong | accessdate = 2007-08-05]
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