Mountain brushtail possum
Trichosurus cunninghami Lindenmayer, Dubach & Viggers, 2002
The mountain brushtail possum (Trichosurus cunninghami) is a species in the family Phalangeridae, order Diprotodontia. Recorded adults weigh about 2.29 kg. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the mountain brushtail possum
- Weight
- 2.29 kgsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Herbivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Active
- At night (nocturnal)src for Active
- Lifestyle
- Arborealsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
Photos of the mountain brushtail possum
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Where does the mountain brushtail possum live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The mountain brushtail possum is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Why a country list is not a range map
Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.
What is the mountain brushtail possum?
The mountain brushtail possum, or southern bobuck (Trichosurus cunninghami), is a nocturnal, semi-arboreal marsupial of the family Phalangeridae native to southeastern Australia. It was not described as a separate species until 2002.
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Is the mountain brushtail possum endangered?
The mountain brushtail possum is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the mountain brushtail possum classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderDiprotodontia
- familyPhalangeridae
- genusTrichosurus
- SpeciesTrichosurus cunninghami Lindenmayer, Dubach & Viggers, 2002
Synonyms Trichosurus cunningham
Other names and names in other languages (15)
- Cunningham's brush-tailed possumEnglish
- Cunningham's brush-tailed possumEnglish
- Mountain brush-tailed possumEnglish
- Mountain brush-tailed possumEnglish
- Southern bobuckEnglish
- Southern bobuckEnglish
- أبوسوم ذيل الفرشاة الجبليArabic
- kusu horskýCzech
- Cunningham-KusuGerman
- Βουνίσιο Βουρτσόουρο ΟπόσουμGreek
- Cuscús de Cola de Cepillo MontanoSpanish
- ヤマフクロギツネJapanese
- kitanka górskaPolish
- Possum-cauda-de-Escova-da-MontanhaPortuguese
- Горный кузуRussian
Relatives of the mountain brushtail possum
Other species in the same genus Trichosurus.
Common brushtail possum
Trichosurus vulpecula
Short-eared possum
Trichosurus caninus
Coppery brushtail possum
Trichosurus johnstonii
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Common questions
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How big is the mountain brushtail possum?
An adult mountain brushtail possum weighs 2.29 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the mountain brushtail possum live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the mountain brushtail possum for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
Is the mountain brushtail possum endangered?
The mountain brushtail possum is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the mountain brushtail possum?
The mountain brushtail possum (Trichosurus cunninghami) belongs to the family Phalangeridae in the order Diprotodontia.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence). - EltonTraits 1.0: species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals · CC0 1.0 · 1.0
Wilman, H., Belmaker, J., Simpson, J., de la Rosa, C., Rivadeneira, M.M. & Jetz, W. (2014) EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95: 2027. https://doi.org/10.1890/13-1917.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3559887.v1 - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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