Species Trichosurus cunninghami Lindenmayer, Dubach & Viggers, 2002

Museums

Regional Maps

• Trichosurus cunninghami Lindenmayer, D.B., Dubach, J. & Viggers, K.L. 2002. Geographical dimorphism in the mountain brushtail possum (Trichosurus caninus): the case for a new species. Australian Journal of Zoology 50: 369-393 [385].

  Type data:

   Holotype AM M35866 adult ♀, Tommy's Bend Road, Cambarville region, central Victoria [37°30'S 145°49'E].
  Paratype(s) AM M356867-M35871 4 specimens, Cumberland Creek near Cambarville, central Victoria [37°43'S 145°53'E].

Distribution

States

Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Victoria

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

ACT, NSW, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH)

Ecological Descriptors

Closed forest, folivore, herbivore, montane, nocturnal, tall open forest.

General References

Martin, J.K., Handasyde, K.A., Wright, C.J., Ayers, L.T., McDonald-Madden, E. & Reside, A. 2004. Aspects of the ecology of the bobuck, Trichosurus caninus in the Strathbogie Ranges, Victoria. pp. 484-489 in Goldingay, R.L. & Jackson, S.M. (eds). The Biology of Australian Possums and Gliders. Sydney : Surrey Beatty & Sons.

Viggers, K.L. & Lindenmayer, D.B. 2004. A review of the biology of the short-eared possum Trichosurus caninus and the mountain brushtail possum Trichosurus cunninghami. pp. 490-505 in Goldingay, R.L. & Jackson, S.M. (eds). The Biology of Australian Possums and Gliders. Sydney : Surrey Beatty & Sons.

Common Name References

van Dyck, S. & Strahan, R. 2008. The Mammals of Australia. Third Edition. Sydney : Reed New Holland 887 pp. (Mountain Brushtail Possum)

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