Possum facts for kids
Possum may refer to:
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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
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