A rare brushtail possum has gone viral on social media, thanks to her uncanny resemblance to a popular Pokemon character.

一只罕见的帚尾负鼠因与《精灵宝可梦》中的人气角色出奇相像而走红社交媒体。

The baby orphan¹ possum was recently brought into a Melbourne vet² clinic and has since been nicknamed Pikachu for her similarity to the famous animated³ rodent-like creature.

这只负鼠孤儿宝宝近日被送到墨尔本的一家宠物诊所，由于与著名啮齿类动画角色“皮卡丘”十分相似，因而被起了相同的绰号。

"We recently had a very special possum brought in to the clinic," Boronia Veterinary Clinic and Animal Hospital posted on its Facebook page. "The golden color occurs due to a mutation⁴ which causes a low level of the pigment⁵ melanin."

博洛尼亚兽医诊所和动物医院在其脸书页面上发帖称："我们诊所最近来了一只非常特别的负鼠，由于基因突变使她体内的黑色素水平较低，导致皮毛呈金色。”

"They are so rare in the wild as although their bright color makes them look special to us, they also stand out to predators⁶! Luckily for this baby brushtail, she's gone to carers to be raised and then will end up in a wildlife sanctuary⁷."

“金毛负鼠在野外实数罕见，虽然其鲜亮的毛色让我们觉得它们看起来很是特别，但它们也极易被猎食动物发现！幸运的是这只负鼠宝宝已被护理员收养，之后将被送到野生动物保护区生活。”

The photo of the adorable marsupial⁸ has since attracted more than 1,300 shares and sparked hundreds of comments on Facebook.

自发布以来，这只可爱的有袋类动物的照片已被转发超过1300次，且引得网友在脸书上留言数百条。

'Pretty sure that's a Pokemon,' someone commented.

有网友评论道：“这就是一个精灵宝可梦啊。”

Another added: 'What a very special and gorgeous little creature.'

另外一人补充道：“多么特别、多么美丽的小生物啊。”