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Ringtail Possum. Brisbane
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

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
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