Long-tailed Pygmy Possum
Cercartetus caudatus
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Mammals
The long-tailed pygmy possum is a diprotodont marsupial found in the rainforests of northern Australia and New Guinea. Living at altitudes of above 1,500 m (4,900 ft), it eats insects and nectar, and may eat pollen in place of insects in the wild.
Classification
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Diprotodontia
- Family
- Burramyidae
- Genus
- Cercartetus