Trichosurus caninus Ogilby 1835

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Diprotodontia, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 43-70 : 49

Trichosurus caninus Ogilby 1835

Trichosurus caninus Ogilby 1835 , Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1835: 191.

Type Locality: Australia, New South Wales, Hunter River.

Vernacular Names: Short-eared Possum.

Synonyms: Trichosurus nigrans Le Souef 1916 .

Distribution: Australia: C Queensland (near Gladstone) south to C New South Wales, and possibly to the Victorian border (Lindenmayer et al., 2002).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). Common.

Discussion: What were previously thought to be populations of this species in Victoria have been shown to be a separate species, T. cunninghami ( Lindemayer et al., 2002) . The species and T. cunninghami are together sometimes known as Bobuck; Lindemayer et al. (2002) suggested new vernacular names to distinguish them.