Possum

Possum may refer to:

Animals

Opossum, or Didelphimorphia, an order of marsupials native to the Americas
- Didelphis, a genus of marsupials within Didelphimorphia
  - Common opossum, native to Central and South America
  - Virginia opossum, native to North America
  - White-eared opossum, native to South America

Phalangeriformes, also called (o)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

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

"Possum", a 1987 song on Trey Anastasio's 1987 album The Man Who Stepped into Yesterday
"Possum", a 1989 song by Australian band feedtime from their album Suction
"Possum", a 1995 song by Juned
"The Possum", a 2015 song by Sun Kil Moon from Universal Themes
“Possum Kingdom”, a 1994 song by American rock band Toadies

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