Trichosurus vulpecula Kerr 1792 (common brushtail possum)
Mammalia - Diprotodontia - Phalangeridae
PaleoDB taxon number: 231483
Alternative combination: Didelphis vulpecula
Belongs to Trichosurus according to M. J. Phillips et al. 2001
Sister taxa: Trichosurus dicksoni, Trichosurus hamiltonensis
Ecology: arboreal herbivore-insectivore
Average measurements (in mm): femur length 97.0, humerus length 71.9, tibia length 94.5, ulna length 88.1
Estimated body mass: 2.72 kg based on femur length, humerus length, tibia length, and ulna length