The brushtail possums are the members of the genus, Trichosurus, a genus of marsupial in the Phalangeridae family.
It contains the following species:
- Northern brushtail possum, Trichosurus arnhemensis
- Short-eared possum, Trichosurus caninus
- Mountain brushtail possum, Trichosurus cunninghami
- Coppery brushtail possum, Trichosurus johnstonii
- Common brushtail possum, Trichosurus vulpecula
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Common brushtail possum and young, Sydney