Waiali, Wali : Brushtail Possum in the Darug dialect (local to the Sydney area)
found on http://www.thehills.nsw.gov.au/IgnitionSuite/uploads/docs/Traditional%20Aboriginal%20Names%20BH%20Shire(1).pdf
The Aboriginal people eat many things such as sago grubs worms and nearly all animals (kangroo,possum,galah).
There is no particular name for a female possum.
There is no particular name for a male possum.
Possum Whitted's birth name is George Bostic Whitted.
i think the name for aboriginal Queensland is gaurna
The latin name for brushtail possums is better referred to as "scientific name". There are several subspecies of brushtail possums, and all have the scientific name of Trichosurus. They are as follows:Northern Brushtail Possum, Trichosurus arnhemensisCoppery Brushtail Possum, Trichosurus johnstoniiCommon Brushtail Possum, Trichosurus vulpeculaThere appears to be some overlapping of two subspecies, Short-eared Possum (Trichosurus caninus) and Mountain Brushtail Possum (Trichosurus cunninghami).The scientific names of both are often commonly applied to the Mountain Brushtail possum.
* Leadbeater's possum * Ringtail possum * Brushtail possum * Pygmy possum * Feathertail glider * Greater glider * Lesser glider * Sugar glider * Cuscus
In its native Australia, the honey possum is called the "noolbenger".
Mooroolbark's aboriginal name is Mooroolbik. This is the name that was given by the local Wurundjeri Aboriginal people. Mooroolbik means great water place.
There are several:Tree-kangarooKoalaPossum, e.g. Ringtail possum, Brushtail possum, Honey possum, Leadbeater's possum, Pygmy possum, etcOpossumQuollPhascogaleSugar gliderFeathertail gliderSquirrel gliderGreater gliderMahogany gliderYellow-bellied gliderCuscus
The aboriginal name for the Port Macquarie area is Birbai.
Yackandandah *IS* the Aboriginal name....meaning rock/waterhole when translated.