Wednesday, June 7, 2017

Common Brushtail Possum Skull

Found by my son whilst hiking in the Brindabellas was this small skull. What I thought was interesting was the remaining canine evident. At first I thought it may be some type of carnivorous marsupial so I posted the photos on the Victorian Field Naturalists Group on facebook and was reliably informed that the skull belonged to Trichosurus vulpecula, or the Common Brushtail Possum.

Apparently it is common to assume the skull was from a Carnivore because of the canines but alas nothing endangered or vulnerable. An interesting find anyway.

2 comments:

  1. I found one of these skulls the other day at least I think I know that is the same as the one I found was near trees near the ocean in Adelaide SA.

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  2. The Wayfaring Goblin November 24, 2021 at 10:53 PM

    I actually got a bag of bones with some animal skulls and was wondering the same thing of what it was. Looks exactly like yours

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