Mountain pygmy possum
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The mountain pygmy possum, also simply known as the burramys, is a small, mouse-sized nocturnal marsupial of Australia found in dense alpine rock screes and boulder fields, mainly southern Victoria an
Mountain pygmy possum
Plate from the 1896 description
Mountain pygmy possum at Reptile Park, Gosford
Phalangeriformes
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Phalangeriformes are quadrupedal marsupials with long tails. They are a paraphyletic suborder of Diprotodontia, consisting of about 70 species of small to medium-sized marsupials native to Australia,
Mountain pygmy possum
…fur except for its stomach, which is cream coloured; its tail is hairless. On the underside of the female's body is a pouch containing four teats. This possum is the only extant species in the genus Burramys. It is also the only Australian mammal restricted to alpine habitat. The mountain pygmy possum was…
Phalangeriformes
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