Brushtail possum Trichosurus vulpecula: hair from adult carcass
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Hair from animal or animal skin
- Border collie (live adult)
- Brushtail possum (study skin)
- Brushtail possum (adult carcass)
- Cat (study skin)
- Domestic dog and dingo (study skin)
- Goat (study skin)
- Horse (study skin)
- House mouse (study skin)
- Human (scalp hair)
- Human (scalp hair)
- Kiore (adult and juvenile carcass)
- Norway rat (study skin)
- NZ Pig dog (live adults)
- Sheep (study skin)
- Ship rat (study skin)
This factsheet assists in the identification of sample hairs from a brushtail possum adult carcass.
Microscopic features
![Brushtail possum. Guard hair scales, proximal half of hair: diamond petal. Image: Bronwyn Lowe Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/Hair-identification/Brushtail_possum_2_Scales_proximal_half__FitMaxWzE1LDE1XQ.jpg)
![Brushtail possum. Medulla: aeriform lattice (viewed with crossed polars). Image: Bronwyn Lowe Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/Hair-identification/Brushtail_possum_2_medulla_2__FitMaxWzE1LDE1XQ.jpg)
![Brushtail possum. Guard hair medulla: narrow aeriform lattice. Image: Bronwyn Lowen. Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/Hair-identification/Brushtail_possum_2_medulla__FitMaxWzE1LDE1XQ.jpg)
![Brushtail possum. Scales proximal half of hair: diamond petal. Image: Bronwyn Lowe Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/Hair-identification/Brushtail_possum_2_Scales_proximal_half_2__FitMaxWzE1LDE1XQ.jpg)
![Brushtail possum. Guard hair medulla: narrow aeriform lattice. Image: Bronwyn Lowe Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/Hair-identification/Brushtail_possum_2_guard_hair_medulla__FitMaxWzE1LDE1XQ.jpg)
Citation
Lowe B, Wehi PM. 2017. New Zealand hair identification factsheets: Brushtail possum: Hair from adult carcass
https://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/tools-and-resources/identification/hair-sample-identification-and-factsheets/hair-from-animal-or-animal-skin/brushtail-possum-adult-carcass
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