Trichosurus Lesson 1828 (brushtail possum)
Osteichthyes - Diprotodontia - Phalangeridae
PaleoDB taxon number: 40125
Parent taxon: Phalangeridae according to M. S. Y. Springer et al. 1994
Sister taxa: Ailuropinae, Cercaertus, Palaeopetaurus, Phalanger, Phalangerinae, Wyulda, Balantia, Phascolaretus
Subtaxa: Trichosurus dicksoni, Trichosurus hamiltonensis, Trichosurus vulpecula
Ecology: arboreal herbivore-insectivore