#common brushtail possum

[antiqueanimals]

Vulpine Phalangers by Cuthbert Edmund Swan. From Wild Beasts of the World, Vol. Two. Written by Frank Finn, published in 1909.

Internet Archive

#mammals #marsupials #common brushtail possum #Cuthbert Edmund Swan

[jacqal]

cant get my fuckin ritalin dosage right

#oc: vits #sketch #common brushtail possum

[rattyexplores]

Brushtail possums caught as part of the Woppa survey assessment. Both female, the first specimen looked like it had spent about a year on its own. The second specimen was much older.

*Animals were unharmed, and released upon capture

12/09/23 - Trichosurus vulpecula

QLD:CQC, Woppa (Great Keppel Island), dry woodland

#Chordates #Chordata #Trichosurus vulpecula #Common Brushtail Possum #Brushtail Possums #Marsupials #Marsupialia #Mammalia #Mammals #Vertebrata #Vertebrates #possums

[keeskiwi]

A brushtail possum takes a quick look around, after having nabbed one of New Zealand's endemic geckos for lunch.

#twwm #common brushtail possum #it's time for another round of #arpg oc art masquerading as wildlife art! [applause] #po #drawing stuff

[wizardfeet]

a thief

#common brushtail possum #animals #earth #marsupials #possum #mine

[defluxorold]

a beast

#common brushtail possum #animal art #sketchbook

[oh-dear-so-queer]

In another marsupial, the Common Brushtail Possum (Trichosurus vulpecula), intersexuality or hermaphroditism occasionally occurs: one individual, for example, had male body proportions, coloring, and genitals combined with mammary glands and a pouch.

"Biological Exuberance: Animal Homosexuality and Natural Diversity" - Bruce Bagemihl

#book quote #biological exuberance #bruce bagemihl #nonfiction #marsupial #common brushtail possum #brushtail possum #trichosurus vulpecula #intersex #hermaphroditism #reproductive organs

[thecreatureawaits]

Creature Awaits #198

Each week I plan to feature an amazing creature, admiring God's fantastic artistry.  Hopefully it’ll brighten someone’s day to see something new and interesting if they haven’t seen it before. : )

(Adorable photograph provided by the photographers of the Brisbane City Council (CC BY 2.0))

The Common Brushtail Possum

Scientific Name: Trichosurus vulpecula

Region: The six subspecies each inhabit various territories across Australia, with the largest ranges along the northern and eastern edges

Size: About 12 1/2"-23" (~32cm–58cm) long from head through body, with a roughly 9 1/2"-16" (~24–40 cm) long tail

Interesting Notes:  This adorable marsupial's scientific name combines the Greek "Trichosurus", meaning "furry tailed" (given to brushtail possums) with the Latin "vulpecula", meaning "little fox". This particular species is perhaps most famous for its appearance in the amazing 1988 fantasy adventure film, "Willow".

#creatureawaits #Common Brushtail Possum #Trichosurus vulpecula #furry tailed #little fox #marsupial #Willow #1988 fantasy #Fin Raziel

[sitting-on-me-bum]

“Possum’s midnight snack”

Location: Malanda, Queensland, Australia

“Caitlin Henderson finds an unexpected guest on her balcony as a possum snacks on a large cicada. ‘There were heads here, wings there,’ Caitlin says. She had peeked out and spotted a common brushtail possum sitting on the windowsill. Quick reactions allowed Caitlin to photograph the possum hungrily dismembering a large northern greengrocer cicada while carrying a baby in its pouch. This nocturnal marsupial, native to Australia, is widespread and locally abundant. Its long, sharp claws are made for a life in the trees, but it has readily adapted to urban environments and come into conflicts with humans.”

by Caitlin Henderson, Australia

Wildlife Photographer Of The Year 2023

#caitlin henderson #australia #photographer #possum #malanda #queensland #animal #mammal #wildlife #opossum #nature

[horse-reviews]

Please can you tell me 5 interesting things about cow and sheep diseases

i have waited my entire life to hear this very question thank you my friend. my answers are very focused on aotearoa as that is where i did my masters

facial eczema is a fungal disease of sheep and cattle that is caused by eating fungal spores in grass which release a toxin into the gut of the animal and cause liver and systemic damage, including facial lesions. my interesting fact here is that a study was done to attempt to vaccinate sheep against the toxin, but instead of reducing the disease, it somehow made it significantly worse

listeriosis in sheep (infection with the same listeria that can cause food poisoning in humans) can present as repeated circling or staggering followed by death, as it is a neurological disease in sheep. my father once saw a sheep circling in one of our paddocks and by the time he reached it, it had already died

the techniques used in aotearoa and later globally for tracking covid-19 variants were prototyped here in aotearoa for tracking bovine tuberculosis outbreaks! cattle here frequently catch it from the invasive brushtail possum (one major reason why we are trying to eradicate them, the other being the harm they cause to native birds) and this method of disease mutation tracing was pioneered for working out where these outbreaks were coming from

sheep have their own prion disease called scrapie which (like chronic wasting disease in deer) can be transmitted through soil and water. here in aotearoa we accidentally imported scrapie in the 1970s to mana island and as a result had to torch and burn an entire mob of sheep and abandon the island for sheep farming - to this day there are restrictions on visiting the island for safety

MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) has been detected in nz cattle, which is concerning by itself, but it is also transmissible to humans, particularly through the drinking of unpasteurised milk. Never drink unpasteurised milk. The most common victims of this here are farmers drinking milk from their own cows due to the belief that fresh milk is still safe

#interaction #thank you for this question i had a lot of fun!! #not horse

[vintagewildlife]

Common brushtail possum By: Harry C. Raven From: Natural History Magazine 1924

#brushtail possum #possum #marsupial #mammal #1924 #1920s #Harry C. Raven #Natural History Magazine

[ningauinerd]

A collection of possum species from my June 2023 roadtrip through NSW, the ACT and south-east Queensland

Krefft's Glider (Petaurus notatus) - Black Mountain Nature Reserve, ACT

Common Brushtail Possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) - Cotter Campground, ACT

Broad-toed Feathertail Glider (Acrobates frontalis) - Warrumbungle National Park, NSW

Short-eared Brushtail Possum (Trichosurus caninus) - Lamington National Park, QLD

Southern Greater Glider (Petauroides volans) - Barrington Tops National Park, NSW

Common Ringtail Possum (Pseudocheirus peregrinus) - Myall Lakes National Park, NSW

Yellow-bellied Glider (Petaurus australis) - Murramarang National Park, NSW

Sugar Glider (Petaurus breviceps) - Murramarang National Park, NSW

#australian wildlife #wildlife #wildlife photography #mammals #marsupial #marsupials #possum #possums #glider #gliders #mammalwatching #my stuff

[jacqal]

doodle on my notes app :B

#oc: vits #vits #common brushtail possum #doodle #furry #sfw

[schnozzbun-art]

i shouldve sent this yesterday lmfao but trick or treat 8D !!

Congratulations! You get!

trichosurus vulpecula

aka a Common Brushtail Possum!

Enjoy!!

#ask #basofy #trick or treat

[wizardfeet]

hello !

#common brushtail possum #australian wildlife #possum

[caxycreations]

American marsupials are members of the Didelphimorphia order. Opossums are the only type of marsupial found in North, Central, and South America. There are about 95 species of opossums in this family.

Species include the western woolly opossum, the Patagonian opossum, the brown four-eyed opossum, and the bushy-tailed opossum. Species, ranging in size from the pocket-sized pygmy opossum to the domestic cat-sized Virginia opossum.

So, what's your favorite type of possum?

I'm partial to the common brushtail possum of Australia. Their all golden children💛💛💛

This is the best ask I've ever gotten. I love you omg

My favorite possum is the Virginia opossum because we have a lot of them here and I grew up with them sneaking into our house and I remember I managed to befriend one when I was little and they've been my favorites ever since