Trichosurus vulpecula (Kerr 1792)

[Didelphis] vulpecula Kerr 1792, in: Linnaeus, Anim. Kingdom, Vol. 1: 198.

Type Locality: Australia, New South Wales, Sydney.

Vernacular Names: Common Brushtail.

Synonyms: Trichosurus bougainvillei (J. B. Fischer 1829); Trichosurus cookii (G. Cuvier 1824); Trichosurus cuvieri (Waterhouse 1841); Trichosurus eburacensis Lönnberg 1916; Trichosurus felina (Wagner 1842); Trichosurus fuliginosa (Ogilby 1831); Trichosurus grisea (Gray 1841); Trichosurus hypoleucus (Wagner 1855); Trichosurus lemurina (Shaw 1800); Trichosurus melanura (Wagner 1842); Trichosurus mesurus Thomas 1926; Trichosurus novaehollandiae (Bechstein 1800); Trichosurus raui Finlayson 1963; Trichosurus ruficollis Schwarz 1909; Trichosurus selma (Gervais 1847); Trichosurus tapouaru (F. Meyer 1793); Trichosurus vulpina (F. Meyer 1793); Trichosurus xanthopus (Ogilby 1831) .

Distribution: Australia: E Queensland, E New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, SE and N South Australia, SW Western Australia; introduced to New Zealand (Wodzicki, 1950).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (nt) as T. v. hypoleuca, otherwise Lower Risk (lc). Common, in many cities, lives commensally.