Possum facts for kids

Common ringtail possum (Pseudocheirus peregrinus) in a Brisbane park.

Possum may refer to:

Animals

• Phalangeriformes, or possums, any of a number of arboreal marsupial species native to Australia, New Guinea, and Sulawesi
  • Common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula), a common possum in Australian urban areas, invasive in New Zealand
  • Common ringtail possum (Pseudocheirus peregrinus), also common in Australian urban areas, absent from New Zealand
  • Phalangeridae (possums and cuscuses), a family of marsupials native to Australia and New Guinea containing most of the species referred to as "possums" in Australia
• Opossum, or possum, an order (Didelphimorphia) of marsupials native to the Americas
  • Common opossum, native to Central and South America
  • Virginia opossum, native to North America
  • White-eared opossum, native to South America

People with the name

• Possum Bourne (1956–2003), New Zealand rally car driver
• George Jones (1931–2013), known as "The Possum", American country music singer
• Possum Jones (1934–1997), American NASCAR driver
• Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri (1932–2002), Indigenous Australian painter
• Possum Whitted (1890–1962), American baseball player