Mountain Pygmy-possum

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Details

Name:
Mountain Pygmy-possum

Scientific Name:
Burramys parvus

Reference Number:
AL-679

Description

Order Diprotodontia; Family Burramyidae (Pygmy-possums); Scientific name: Burramys parvus; Common name: Mountain Pygmy Possum – Consuming berries of the Mountain Plum-pine Podocarpos lawrencei - Distribution in Australia: high altitude areas in the Australian Alps in New South Wales and Victoria – Conservation status: listed by IUCN as CRITICALLY ENDANGERED.

Additional Details

Reference Number:	AL-679
Scientific Name:	Burramys parvus