P. sericeus Stein's cuscus, P. vestitus Genus Spilocuscus Admiralty Island cuscus, S. kraemeri Common spotted cuscus, S. maculatus Waigeou cuscus, S. papuensis Black-spotted cuscus, S. rufoniger Blue-eyed spotted cuscus, S. wilsoni Tribe Trichosurini Genus Trichosurus Northern brushtail possum, T. arnhemensis Short-eared possum, T. caninus Mountain brushtail possum, T. cunninghami Coppery brushtail possum, T. johnstonii Common brushtail possum, T. vulpecula Genus Wyulda Scaly-tailed possum, W. squamicaudata Superfamily Petauroidea Family Pseudocheiridae: (ring-tailed possums and allies) Subfamily Hemibelideinae Genus Hemibelideus Lemur-like ringtail possum, H. lemuroides Genus Petauroides Central greater glider, P. armillatus Northern greater glider, P. minor Southern greater glider, P. volans Subfamily Pseudocheirinae Genus Petropseudes Rock-haunting ringtail possum, P. dahli Genus Pseudocheirus Common ringtail possum, P. peregrinus Genus Pseudochirulus Lowland ringtail possum, P. canescens Weyland ringtail possum, P. caroli Cinereus ringtail possum, P. cinereus Painted ringtail possum, P. forbesi Herbert River ringtail possum, P. herbertensis Masked ringtail possum, P. larvatus Pygmy ringtail possum, P. mayeri Vogelkop ringtail possum, P. schlegeli Subfamily Pseudochiropsinae Genus Pseudochirops D'Albertis' ringtail possum, P. albertisii Green ringtail possum, P. archeri Plush-coated ringtail possum, P. corinnae Reclusive ringtail possum, P. coronatus Coppery ringtail possum, P. cupreus Family Petauridae: (striped possum, Leadbeater's possum, yellow-bellied glider, sugar glider, mahogany glider, squirrel glider) Genus Dactylopsila Great-tailed triok, D. megalura Long-fingered triok, D. palpator Tate's triok, D. tatei Striped possum, D. trivirgata Genus Gymnobelideus Leadbeater's possum, G. leadbeateri Genus Petaurus Northern glider, P. abidi Savanna glider, P. ariel Yellow-bellied glider, P. australis Biak glider, P. biacensis Sugar glider, P. breviceps Mahogany glider, P. gracilis Squirrel glider, P. norfolcensis Krefft's glider, P. notatus Family Tarsipedidae: (honey possum) Genus Tarsipes Honey possum or noolbenger, T. rostratus Family Acrobatidae: (feathertail glider and feather-tailed possum) Genus Acrobates Feathertail glider, A. pygmaeus Genus Distoechurus Feather-tailed possum, D. pennatus See also Fauna of Australia References Further reading Possums and Gliders — Australia Zoo Urban Possums — ABC (Science), Australian Broadcasting Corporation Possums or Opossums? on Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Marsupials of Oceania Extant Oligocene first appearances Diprotodonts Paraphyletic groups