Possum

Possum may refer to:

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
 * White-eared opossum, native to South 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

Film and television

 * Possum (film), a 2018 British psychological horror film
 * Possums (film), a 1998 sports comedy film
 * "The Possum", an episode of Parks and Recreation

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

Other uses

 * POSSUM or Patient Operated Selector Mechanism, communications device for people with disabilities