Possum

Possum may refer to:

Animals

• 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
• Phalangeriformes, or possums, any of a number of arboreal marsupial species native to Australia, New Guinea, and Sulawesi
  • Phalangeridae (possums and cuscuses), a family of mammals native to Australia and New Guinea containing most of the species referred to as "possums" in Australia
  • 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

Arts and entertainment

• "The Possum", an episode of Parks and Recreation
• Possums (film), a 1998 sports comedy film
• "Possum", a 1987 song by Trey Anastasio from 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

People

• Possum Whitted (1890–1962), American baseball player
• George Jones (1931–2013), known as "The Possum", American country music singer
• Possum Jones (born 1932), American NASCAR driver
• Possum Bourne (1956–2003), New Zealand rally car driver

See also

• Opossum (disambiguation)