Burramys
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Burramys[1] Fossil range: Pleistocene - Recent |
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Burramys is a genus of the family Burramyidae, and is represented by one extant and 3 extinct (fossil) species. It is one of two genera of pygmy possum, the other being Cercartetus.
[edit] Taxonomy
- Genus Burramys
- †Burramys wakefieldi
- †Burramys tridactylus
- †Burramys brutyi
- Burramys parvus
† extinct species
[edit] References
- ^ Groves, Colin (16 November 2005). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 44. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.