Leadbeater's possum

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Leadbeater's possum

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Named in 1867 after John Leadbeater, taxidermist at the Museum Victoria.

noun Leadbeater's possums

Gymnobelideus leadbeateri, an endangered possum of Australia.
Similar: fairy possum

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@misc{leadbeater_s_possum_2026,
  title = {Leadbeater's possum},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/leadbeater's%20possum},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}