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Cercartetus
The genus ''Cercartetus'' is a group of very small possums known as pygmy possums. Four species comprise this genus, which together with the genus '' Burramys'' make up the marsupial family Burramyidae. It has occasionally been presumed that ''Cercaërtus'' was a misspelling or synonym of ''Cercartetus''. However, the name ''Cercaërtus'' is a junior synonym of ''Trichosurus'' and not of ''Cercartetus''. Conservation International (CI) and the Indonesia Institute of Science (LIPI) reported on the possible discovery of a new species of ''Cercartetus'' pygmy possum upon visit to the Foja Mountains in June 2007. Species *Genus ''Cercartetus'' ** Long-tailed pygmy possum, ''Cercartetus caudatus'' ** Southwestern pygmy possum, ''Cercartetus concinnus'' **Tasmanian pygmy possum, ''Cercartetus lepidus'' **Eastern pygmy possum The eastern pygmy possum (''Cercartetus nanus'') is a diprotodont marsupial of south-eastern Australia. Occurring from southern Queensland to eastern Sout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern Pygmy Possum
The eastern pygmy possum (''Cercartetus nanus'') is a diprotodont marsupial of south-eastern Australia. Occurring from southern Queensland to eastern South Australia and also Tasmania, it is found in a range of habitats, including rainforest, sclerophyll forest, woodland and heath. Taxonomy and nomenclature The eastern pygmy possum is the type species of the genus ''Cercartetus'' (family Burramyidae), and was first described as ''Phalangista nana'' with the specific name meaning ‘dwarf’ in Latin. Currently, the authority for the specific name is widely accepted as Desmarest 1818, but in a review recently published, it was pointed out that an earlier version of Desmarest's account was published in 1817. Names synonymous with ''Cercartetus nanus'' are ''Phalangista glirifomis'' (Bell, 1828) and ''Dromicia britta'' (Wood Jones, 1925). These coincide with the two subspecies ''C. n. nanus'' (Desmarest, 1818) (the Tasmanian subspecies) and ''C. n. unicolor'' (Krefft, 1863) (the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
