Trichosurus vulpecula (Kerr 1792)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Diprotodontia, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 43-70 : 50

Trichosurus vulpecula (Kerr 1792)

[Didelphis] vulpecula Kerr 1792 , in: Linnaeus, Anim. Kingdom, Vol. 1: 198.

Type Locality: Australia, New South Wales, Sydney.

Vernacular Names: Common Brushtail.

Synonyms: Trichosurus bougainvillei (J. B. Fischer 1829) ; Trichosurus cookii (G. Cuvier 1824) ; Trichosurus cuvieri (Waterhouse 1841) ; Trichosurus eburacensis Lönnberg 1916 ; Trichosurus felina (Wagner 1842) ; Trichosurus fuliginosa (Ogilby 1831) ; Trichosurus grisea (Gray 1841) ; Trichosurus hypoleucus (Wagner 1855) ; Trichosurus lemurina ( Shaw 1800) ; Trichosurus melanura (Wagner 1842) ; Trichosurus mesurus Thomas 1926 ; Trichosurus novaehollandiae (Bechstein 1800) ; Trichosurus raui Finlayson 1963 ; Trichosurus ruficollis Schwarz 1909 ; Trichosurus selma (Gervais 1847) ; Trichosurus tapouaru (F. Meyer 1793) ; Trichosurus vulpina (F. Meyer 1793) ; Trichosurus xanthopus (Ogilby 1831) .

Distribution: Australia: E Queensland, E New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, SE and N South Australia, SW Western Australia; introduced to New Zealand ( Wodzicki, 1950).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (nt) as T. v. hypoleuca , otherwise Lower Risk (lc). Common, in many cities, lives commensally.