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    The eastern pygmy possum (Cercartetus nanus) is a diprotodont marsupial of south-eastern Australia. Occurring from southern Queensland to eastern South...
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    The pygmy possums are a family of small possums that together form the marsupial family Burramyidae. The five extant species of pygmy possum are grouped...
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    brushtail possum) to specialist browsers of eucalyptus (greater glider), insectivores (mountain pygmy possum) and nectar-feeders (honey possum). About two-thirds...
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    The Tasmanian pygmy possum (Cercartetus lepidus), also known as the little pygmy possum or tiny pygmy possum, is the world's smallest possum. It was first...
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    The western pygmy possum (Cercartetus concinnus), also known as the southwestern pygmy possum or the mundarda, is a small marsupial found in Australia...
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  • Thumbnail for Mountain pygmy possum
    The mountain pygmy possum (Burramys parvus); also simply known as the burramys, is a small, mouse-sized (weighs 45 grams (1.6 oz)) nocturnal marsupial...
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    in New Zealand, and the second-largest of the possums. Like most possums, the common brushtail possum is nocturnal. It is mainly a folivore, but has...
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    Mountain brushtail possum, T. cunninghami Coppery brushtail possum, T. johnstonii Common brushtail possum, T. vulpecula Northern brushtail possum (T. arnhemensis)...
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  • Thumbnail for Long-tailed pygmy possum
    The long-tailed pygmy possum (Cercartetus caudatus) is a diprotodont marsupial found in the rainforests of northern Australia and New Guinea. Living at...
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    Mountain pygmy possum (B. parvus) Cercartetus Long-tailed pygmy possum (C. caudatus) Western pygmy possum (C. concinnus) Tasmanian pygmy possum (C. lepidus)...
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    known as the pygmy gliding possum, pygmy glider, pygmy phalanger, flying phalanger and flying mouse, is a species of marsupial native to eastern Australia...
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    Leadbeater's possum (Gymnobelideus leadbeateri) is a critically endangered possum largely restricted to small pockets of alpine ash, mountain ash, and...
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    Cercartetus (category Possums)
    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...
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  • Long-tailed pygmy possum, Cercartetus caudatus LC Southwestern pygmy possum, Cercartetus concinnus LC Tasmanian pygmy possum, Cercartetus lepidus LC Eastern pygmy...
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    peregrinus convolutor, (Eastern ringtail possum or Southeastern ringtail possum) Pseudocheirus peregrinus pulcher, (Rufous ringtail possum) Pseudocheirus occidentalis...
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  • Cercartetus concinnus (southwestern pygmy possum) Cercartetus lepidus (Tasmanian pygmy possum) Cercartetus nanus (eastern pygmy possum) Chalinolobus gouldii (Gould's...
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  • caudatus) Southwestern pygmy possum (Cercartetus concinnus) Tasmanian pygmy possum (Cercartetus lepidus) Eastern pygmy possum (Cercartetus nanus) Family...
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  • Thumbnail for Kangaroo
    from this family, the red kangaroo, as well as the antilopine kangaroo, eastern grey kangaroo, and western grey kangaroo. Kangaroos are indigenous to Australia...
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    are found in forested, mountainous, and heathland areas of southern and eastern Australia, including Tasmania, as well as an isolated patch of about 300 ha...
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    group to a clade that includes macropods (kangaroos and wallabies) and possums. The koala's lineage possibly branched off around 40 million years ago...
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    Australia and New Guinea. Physically, they appear very similar to the pygmy possums, except for their greater size. Even so, they are relatively small animals...
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    The pygmy ringtail possum (Pseudochirulus mayeri) is a species of marsupial in the family Pseudocheiridae. It is found in the montane forest regions of...
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    Sugar glider (category Gliding possums)
    (Petaurus breviceps) is a small, omnivorous, arboreal, and nocturnal gliding possum. The common name refers to its predilection for sugary foods such as sap...
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    The honey possum or noolbenger (Tarsipes rostratus), is a tiny species of marsupial that feeds on the nectar and pollen of a diverse range of flowering...
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  • Thumbnail for Eastern grey kangaroo
    The eastern grey kangaroo (Macropus giganteus) is a marsupial found in the eastern third of Australia, with a population of several million. It is also...
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    Phalangeridae: (brushtail possums and cuscuses) Family Burramyidae: (pygmy possums) Family †Ektopodontidae: (sprite possums) Superfamily Petauroidea Family...
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    Mammals found include the brushtail possum, ringtail possum, sugar glider, eastern pygmy possum, little pygmy possum, echidna, wombats, New Holland mouse...
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    Burramys (category Possums)
    one living and 3 extinct (fossil) species. It is one of two genera of pygmy possum, the other being Cercartetus. Genus Burramys †Burramys wakefieldi †Burramys...
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    brushtail possum, Trichosurus vulpecula LC Family: Burramyidae Genus: Cercartetus Tasmanian pygmy possum, Cercartetus lepidus LC Eastern pygmy possum, Cercartetus...
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    Mountain pygmy possum (B. parvus) Cercartetus Long-tailed pygmy possum (C. caudatus) Western pygmy possum (C. concinnus) Tasmanian pygmy possum (C. lepidus)...
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