Possum

Possum may refer to:

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Animals
  • Phalangeriformes, or possums, any of a number of arboreal marsupial species native to Australia, New Guinea, and Sulawesi
    • Common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula), a common possum in Australian urban areas, invasive in New Zealand
    • Common ringtail possum (Pseudocheirus peregrinus), also common in Australian urban areas, absent from New Zealand
    • Phalangeridae (possums and cuscuses), a family of marsupials native to Australia and New Guinea containing most of the species referred to as "possums" in Australia
  • Opossum, or possum, an order (Didelphimorphia) of marsupials native to the Americas
    • Common opossum, native to Central and South America
    • Virginia opossum, native to North America

People with the name
  • Possum Bourne (1956–2003), New Zealand rally car driver
  • George Jones (1931–2013), known as "The Possum", American country music singer
  • Possum Jones (1934-1997), American NASCAR driver
  • Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri (1932–2002), Indigenous Australian painter
  • Possum Whitted (1890–1962), American baseball player

Arts and entertainment

Films
  • Possum (2018 film), a 2018 British psychological horror film
  • Possums (film), a 1998 sports comedy film

Music
  • "Possum", a 1987 song written by Jeff Holdsworth on Trey Anastasio's 1987 album The Man Who Stepped into Yesterday
  • "Possum", a 1989 song by feedtime from Suction
  • "Possum", a 1995 song by Juned
  • "The Possum", a 2015 song by Sun Kil Moon from Universal Themes

Television
  • "The Possum", an episode of Parks and Recreation

See also
  • Opossum (disambiguation)
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