Brushtail possum Trichosurus vulpecula: hair from study skin
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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 the study skin of a brushtail possum.
Microscopic features
![Brushtail possum. Primary guard hair medulla: narrow aeriform lattice (magnification 468x). Image: © Brunner H, Coman B. 1974. The Identification of Mammalian Hair. Inkata Press, Melbourne. Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/Hair-identification/Brushtail_possum_primary_guard_hair_medulla__FitMaxWzE1LDE1XQ.jpg)
![Brushtail possum. Smaller guard hair medulla: uniserial ladder (magnification 468x). Image: © Brunner H, Coman B. 1974. The Identification of Mammalian Hair. Inkata Press, Melbourne. Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/Hair-identification/Brushtail_possum_smaller_guard_hair_medulla__FitMaxWzE1LDE1XQ.jpg)
![Brushtail possum. Medulla: mixture of types (magnification 468x). Image: © Brunner H, Coman B. 1974. The Identification of Mammalian Hair. Inkata Press, Melbourne. Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/Hair-identification/Brushtail_possum_medulla__FitMaxWzE1LDE1XQ.jpg)
![Brushtail possum. Scales in shield region: regular wave, near separation, smooth margins (magnification 468x). © Brunner H, Coman B. 1974. The Identification of Mammalian Hair. Inkata Press, Melbourne. Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/Hair-identification/Brushtail_possum_Scales_shield_region__FitMaxWzE1LDE1XQ.jpg)
![Brushtail possum. Scales proximal half: diamond petal, near separation, smooth margins (magnification 468x). Image: © Brunner H, Coman B. 1974. The Identification of Mammalian Hair. Inkata Press, Melbourne. Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/Hair-identification/Brushtail_possum_Scales_proximal_half__FitMaxWzE1LDE1XQ.jpg)
![Brushtail possum. Guard hair cross-section (magnification 486x). Image: © Brunner H, Coman B. 1974. The Identification of Mammalian Hair. Inkata Press, Melbourne. Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/Hair-identification/Brushtail_possum_guard_hair_cross_section__FitMaxWzE1LDE1XQ.jpg)
![Brushtail possum. Cross-sections; O = overhair, U = underhair (magnification 486x). Image: © Brunner H, Coman B. 1974. The Identification of Mammalian Hair. Inkata Press, Melbourne. Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/Hair-identification/Brushtail_possum_cross_section__FitMaxWzE1LDE1XQ.jpg)
Citation
Lowe B, Wehi PM. 2017. New Zealand hair identification factsheets: Brushtail possum: Hair from study skin
https://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/tools-and-resources/identification/hair-sample-identification-and-factsheets/hair-from-animal-or-animal-skin/brushtail-possum
Accessed: 16 November 2020 (-- current date)