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Mountain Pygmy Possum
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Mountain Pygmy Possum (Burramys parvus) Scientific Name: Burramys parvus Common Name (s): Mountain Pygmy Possum, Burramys Brief description of the organism: o The Mountain Pygmy-possum (Burramys parvus, Broom 1895) is the largest of five species of pygmy-possum in Australia; its other common name is Burramys. Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Mammalia Order Diprotodontia Family Burramyidae Genus Burramys Size Head-body length: 11 cm Weight 45 g o It is the only Australian mammal restricted to the alpine-subalpine zone above 1400 m; it is restricted to Mountain Plum Pine (Podocarpus lawrencei) heathland growing over rock screes. o Burramys is a small omnivore weighing about 45 g; the Bogong Moth (Agrotis infusa) is its main food in Victoria. o It is the longest-lived small terrestrial mammal known. One litter of two, three or four young is born annually in October or November; the young are independent by January. During the non-breeding season, males live outside the female habitat. Burramys hibernates from May to September. Fossils including location(s) and material (s) - In...
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