Burramys

Burramys is a genus of the family Burramyidae, and is represented by one living and 3 extinct (fossil) species. It is one of two genera of pygmy possum, the other being Cercartetus.

Burramys[1]
Temporal range: Pleistocene - Recent
Mountain pygmy possum (Burramys parvus)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Marsupialia
Order: Diprotodontia
Family: Burramyidae
Genus: Burramys
Broom, 1896
Species
  • †B. wakefieldi
  • †B. tridactylus
  • †B. brutyi
  • B. parvus

Taxonomy
  • Genus Burramys
    • †Burramys wakefieldi
    • †Burramys triradiatus
    • †Burramys brutyi
    • Burramys parvus

References
  1. Groves, C. P. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 44. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.


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