Brushtail possum occupancy-abundance data collected at 164 sampling locations in New Zealand

Brushtail possum occupancy and relative abundance was assessed at a total of 164 sampling locations in the North, South and Stewart islands of New Zealand during 2011–12 and 2012–13: 85 sampling locations in forest habitat and 79 sampling locations in non-forest habitat. Only 16% of sampling locations did not have all four trap-lines and four pellet lines surveyed, mostly due to the presence of dangerous terrain