phalanger vs possum

phalanger and possum both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
phalanger	Yes	No	No	No
possum	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, phalanger and possum are synonyms defined as:

phalanger and possum: small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails

Other synonyms of phalanger include opossum.

phalanger (noun)	possum (noun)
small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails	nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America
	small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails