Trichosurus cunninghami
Mountain Brushtail Possum
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Diprotodontia
Family
Phalangeridae
Genus
Trichosurus
Species
Trichosurus cunninghami
Status
least concern
Colours
Distinguishing features
Distinguishing features still need to be specified.
Size
- Size data has not been obtained.
Weight
- Up to 4.5 kg
Synonyms
Distribution
©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution
Distribution and habitat preferences
They are generally reported to inhabit wet sclerophyll forest in south-eastern Australia along and to the south and east of the Great Dividing Range of eastern Australia from southern Victoria to south-eastern Queensland. (Wikipedia)
Chronotypes
nocturnal (active at night)
Diet
In mountain country it is reported to depend mainly upon Acacia species for its diet and in particular the Silver Wattle, Acacia dealbata. However, in lowland Gippsland there is no association of these animals with any particular type of vegetation: it is to be found in a variety of Eucalypt species stands or the Tea Tree. The mountain brushtail possum is known to feed at ground level and they are able to utilise hypogeal and epigeal fungi as well as ground-level plants food resources. (Wikipedia)
