The long-tailed pygmy possum (Cercartetus caudatus) is a diprotodont marsupial found in the rainforests of northern Australia and New Guinea. Living at...

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...

Burramyidae: (pygmy possums) Genus Burramys Mountain pygmy possum, B. parvus Genus Cercartetus Long-tailed pygmy possum, C. caudatus Southwestern pygmy possum, C...

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...

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...

The western pygmy possum (Cercartetus concinnus), also known as the southwestern pygmy possum or the mundarda, is a small marsupial found in Australia...

pygmy opossum, thick-tailed Dromicia, mouse-like phalanger, common dormouse-phalanger, dormouse phalanger, common dormouse-opossum, dormouse possum,...

The common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula, from the Greek for "furry tailed" and the Latin for "little fox", previously in the genus Phalangista)...

feathertail glider (Acrobates pygmaeus), also known as the pygmy gliding possum, pygmy glider, pygmy phalanger, flying phalanger and flying mouse, is a species...

ringtail possum weighs between 550 and 1,100 g (19 and 39 oz) and is approximately 30–35 cm (12–14 in) cm long when grown (excluding the tail, which is...

Mountain brushtail possum, T. cunninghami Coppery brushtail possum, T. johnstonii Common brushtail possum, T. vulpecula Northern brushtail possum (T. arnhemensis)...

Family Burramyidae: pygmy possums Genus Burramys Mountain pygmy possum (Burramys parvus) Genus Cercartetus Long-tailed pygmy possum (Cercartetus caudatus)...

Leadbeater's possum (Gymnobelideus leadbeateri) is a critically endangered possum largely restricted to small pockets of alpine ash, mountain ash, and...

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...

The feather-tailed possum (Distoechurus pennatus) is a species of marsupial in the family Acrobatidae. It is found in West Papua and Papua New Guinea...

rock-wallaby, Petrogale lateralis Mareeba rock-wallaby, Petrogale mareeba Brush-tailed rock-wallaby, Petrogale penicillata Purple-necked rock-wallaby, Petrogale...

Family Pseudocheiridae: (ring-tailed possums and allies) Family Acrobatidae: (feathertail glider and feather-tailed possum) Suborder Macropodiformes Family...

(5+1⁄2 to 11 lb) and is 40 to 54 cm (16 to 21 in) long with a 25-to-30 cm-long (9.8-to-12 in) tail, which is quite short for a macropod. It has a stocky...

Cercartetus pygmy possum upon visit to the Foja Mountains in June 2007. Genus Cercartetus Long-tailed pygmy possum, Cercartetus caudatus Southwestern pygmy possum...

The pygmy ringtail possum (Pseudochirulus mayeri) is a species of marsupial in the family Pseudocheiridae. It is found in the montane forest regions of...

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...

The scaly-tailed possum (Wyulda squamicaudata) is found in northwestern Australia, where it is restricted to the Kimberley. They are light grey over most...

pademelon-like ancestor. This ancestor possibly evolved from an arboreal possum-like ancestor as is suspected of all macropodid marsupials in Australia...

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...

Burramys parvus CR Long-tailed pygmy possum, Cercartetus caudatus LC Southwestern pygmy possum, Cercartetus concinnus LC Tasmanian pygmy possum, Cercartetus...

head and body length is 45 to 105 cm (18 to 41 in) and the tail is 33 to 75 cm (13 to 30 in) long. The 19 known species of rock-wallabies (genus Petrogale)...

Dactylopsila Great-tailed triok, Dactylopsila megalura Long-fingered triok, Dactylopsila palpator Tate's triok, Dactylopsila tatei Striped possum, Dactylopsila...

The brush-tailed rock-wallaby or small-eared rock-wallaby (Petrogale penicillata) is a kind of wallaby, one of several rock-wallabies in the genus Petrogale...

are potential predators of joeys and a pack of dingos or a pair of wedge-tailed eagles can occasionally kill adults. Additionally, saltwater crocodiles...

thylacine, and they are still preyed on by quolls, Tasmanian devils, and wedge-tailed eagles. Despite these predators, Tasmania and its outlying smaller islands...