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The mountain pygmy possum (Burramys parvus), also simply known as the burramys, [2] [3] is a small, mouse-sized (weighs 45 grams (1.6 oz)) nocturnal marsupial of Australia found in dense alpine rock screes and boulder fields, mainly southern Victoria and around Mount Kosciuszko in Kosciuszko National Park in New South Wales at elevations from 1,300 to 2,230 metres (4,270 to 7,320 ft). [1]
The mountain pygmy possum is the only mammal restricted to the alpine and sub-alpine areas of mainland Australia. It was thought to be extinct until rediscovered in 1966 at Mt Higginbotham in Victoria.
Suborder Phalangeriformes: possums, gliders and allies Superfamily Phalangeroidea. Family †Ektopodontidae: Genus †Ektopodon †Ektopodon serratus †Ektopodon stirtoni †Ektopodon ulta; Family Burramyidae: (pygmy possums) Genus Burramys. Mountain pygmy possum, B. parvus; Genus Cercartetus. Long-tailed pygmy possum, C. caudatus
Pygmy possums have large eyes, long ears, and curling, prehensile tails they use to climb and hols onto tree branches. In times of plenty, the base of their tails can be quite round and fat.
Mountain pygmy possum (Burramys parvus) Scientific classification; Domain: Eukaryota: ... It is one of two genera of pygmy possum, the other being Cercartetus.
Tasmanian pygmy possum (Cercartetus lepidus) Eastern pygmy possum (Cercartetus nanus) Family Phalangeridae: brushtail possums and cuscuses Subfamily Trichosurinae. Genus Trichosurus. Northern brushtail possum (Trichosurus arnhemensis) Short-eared possum (Trichosurus caninus) Mountain brushtail possum (Trichosurus cunninghami)
The genus Cercartetus is a group of very small possums known as pygmy possums. Four species comprise this genus, which together with the genus Burramys make up the marsupial family Burramyidae. [1] It has occasionally been presumed that Cercaërtus was a misspelling or synonym of Cercartetus.
English: Mountain pygmy possum (Burramys parvus) in the Australian Reptile Park, Gosford, New South Wales, Australia. Date: Taken on 2 July 2013, 12:07:04: Source: