Common brushtail possum

[Callie]

Common brushtail possum, Trichosurus vulpecula - I think.
On out last visit to OZ I really wanted to see some of their nocturnal wildlife and found this guy just after dark as he was peeping out of his den in a local park in Gold Coast, QLD.
D850; 500PF; F/5.6; 1/160; ISO 800 handheld plus SB900

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[bsinc1962]

Nice image Callie. How large are they?

 

[Callie]

Nice image Callie. How large are they?

Length: 47 cm (Adult) Encyclopedia of Life tail is longer
Mass: 2,4 kg (Adult) Encyclopedia of Life

 

[Rassie]

Nice shot! This one doesn't look very much like the North American Opossum ( Didelphis virginiana ). One thing they have in common is that both are marsupials, and more or less similar size.

 

[soundbyte]

Dependent on where you are, size ranges from ~320 – 580mm with a tail ~240 – 400mm long and weigh ~1.2 - 4.5 kg.

Common brushtail possum - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

and

Brush-tailed Possum | Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment, Tasmania

The brush-tailed possum is one of Australia's most familiar marsupials. They are our commonest possum species.

dpipwe.tas.gov.au

The Brush Tails I have seen in Adelaide, South Australia were much lighter in colour as well as being quite a bit smaller than here in Tasmania.

The Brush Tails frequent the fences around the yard most nights, along with the Ring Tails.

You can also get a glimpse of them during the day, just over the back fence at 09:19.

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[Yezdi]

Nice...