Trichosurus Lesson 1828

Trichosurus Lesson 1828, in: Bory de Saint-Vincent (ed.), Dict. Class. Hist. Nat. Paris, Vol. 13: 333.

Type Species: Didelphis vulpecula Kerr 1792

Synonyms: Cercaertus Burmeister 1837; Psilogrammurus Gloger 1841; Tapoa Owen 1839; Trichurus Wagner 1843 .

Species and subspecies: 5 species:

Species Trichosurus arnhemensis Collett 1897

Species Trichosurus caninus Ogilby 1835

Species Trichosurus cunninghami Lindemayer, Dubach and Viggers 2002

Species Trichosurus johnstonii Ramsay 1888

Species Trichosurus vulpecula (Kerr 1792)