Mudhay

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Names

 

Language                                                        Name

 

Gamilaraay/Gamilaroi/Kamilaroi                Mudhay   

Yuwaalaraay:                                                      

Yuwaalayaay:                                                     

 

Common name:                                                Brushtail Possum

Scientific name:                                                Trichosurus vulpecula

 

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How does it Look - Feel - Smell - Taste?

 

WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE

A soft cuddly big rat with a tail that forms a ring.

 

WHAT DOES IT FEEL LIKE

Very very soft fur. Greyish blueish brownish coloured fur. Sharp claws for climbing.

 

WHAT DOES IT TASTE LIKE

Great grandfather said the Mudhay was his totem, so we would not eat them.

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Source: Bernadette Duncan
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Food, Medicine and Other Uses

 

FOOD:

Some people did eat mudhay  

 

OTHER:

Fur used to make warm clothing in winter

Make bags and clothing our of the skin

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Where Is It Found?

 

WHERE IS IT FOUND

In our Border River Catchment

Live in trees or hollows

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What Is Its Character?

 

WHAT IS IT’S CHARACTER

Like to come down close in the night looking for food.

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Connection to Season

 

CONNECTIONS TO SEASONS

Fur used to make warm clothing in winter

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Connection to People

 

CONNECTION TO PEOPLE

Totem to many in Boggabilla

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Connection to Country

 

CONNECTION TO COUNTRY

TOTEM ANIMAL

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Connection to Other Plants/Animals

 

CONNECTION TO OTHER PLANTS/ANIMAL

Live in trees or hollows. Can swing between branches.

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Management

 

MANAGEMENT

 

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Taxonomy from

  • Kingdom: ANIMALIA
  • Phylum: CHORDATA
  • Subphylum: VERTEBRATA
  • Informal: GNATHOSTOMATA
  • Class: MAMMALIA
  • Subclass: MARSUPIALIA
  • Order: DIPROTODONTIA
  • Suborder: PHALANGERIDA
  • Superfamily: PHALANGEROIDEA
  • Family: PHALANGERIDAE
  • Genus: Trichosurus
  • Species: Trichosurus vulpecula

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Last updated: Nat Raisbeck-Brown; May 14, 2021 6:22 Status: Partial

Author - Bernadette Duncan

Ashby, R., Duncan, B., Raisbeck-Brown, N. Kamilaroi Plants and Animals. (2021).Mudhay. Garragal Project, Boggabilla, New South Wales, Australia. [Date accessed: <insert date in day month year format>] https://profiles.ala.org.au/opus/kamilaroi