Each spring, Mountain Pygmy-possums wake up from their annual hibernation, hungry for nutritious Bogong Moths to eat so they can raise their young. 5.7-7.2 cm. Genus Burramys. The Mountain Pygmy-possum is part of the Pygmy-possum family and the largest.
At the other end of the possum size scale are the four Pygmy-possum species. The most widespread in Victoria is the Eastern Pygmy-possum which is patchily distributed over most of the eastern and central parts of the state – it is probably more common than is realised as it can be difficult to find spotlighting and is most often seen in targeted pitfall trap surveys. Pygmy Possums are nocturnal creatures and eat nectar, pollen and small insects. The five extant species of pygmy possum are grouped into two genera. Cercartetus concinnus is a small nocturnal marsupial that is fawn or reddish-brown above and white below with afinely-scaled, naked tail.
Adult Western Pygmy-possums weigh 8-20 g (average 13 g) and have a head/body length of 71-106 mm (average 81 mm) … Mountain Pygmy Possum, Burramys parvus; Genus Cercartetus. Pygmy possum - Genus : Cercartetus Facts about the genus Cercartetus, the pygmy possums. Long-tailed Pygmy Possum, Cercartetus caudatus; Southwestern Pygmy Possum, Cercartetus concinnus; Tasmanian Pygmy Possum, Cercartetus lepidus; Eastern Pygmy Possum, Cercartetus nanus; Family Phalangeridae: brushtail possums and cuscuses Subfamily Ailuropinae. Other Names: South-western Pygmy-possum, Lesser Dormouse-phalanger, Elegant Dormouse Possum and Mundarda (Wakefield 1963). FAMILY TREE OF POSSUMS MARSUPIALS Order - DIPROTODONTIA FAMILY Common name - Genus - Species ACROBATIDAE Feathertail glider - Acrobates pygmaeus BURRAMYIDAE Eastern pygmy-possum – Cercartetus nanus Little pygmy-possum – Cercartetus lepidus Western pygmy-possum – Cercartetus concinnus Long-tailed pygmy-possum – Cercartetus caudatus The Western pygmy possum is a small marsupial. Most pygmy possums are. The mountain pygmy possum (Burramys parvus) is a small, mouse-sized (weighs 45 g) nocturnal marsupial of Australia.It is found high up (1300 to 2230 metres) in rock screes and boulder fields of southern Victoria and in Kosciuszko National Park, New South Wales.. Genus Cercartetus. The pygmy possums are a family of small possums that together form the marsupial family Burramyidae. The Mountain Pygmy-possum is mainly grey-brown with paler grey/brown to cream underneath. Six species of pygmy possums are known, two of which inhabit New Guinea. Four of the species are endemic to Australia, with one species also co-occurring in Papua New Guinea and Indonesia. Talaud Bear … This is a currently particular focus within the Mountain Pygmy-possum Recovery Team. Lights off for the Bogong Moths. It has a darker ring of fur around its eyes, rounded ears and a long tail. These possums are distinguished by their whiskered, short, pointed snout, thin rounded ears and very large eyes, well adapted for night vision. SPECIES ... 8-21 g. LENGTH. Genus Ailurops. It has fawn or cinnamon colored fur above with white below, distinctly different from its near relatives. Its fur is fine but very dense keeping the animal warm in sometimes freezing temperatures.