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Pygmy possums

Order : Diprotodontia
Family : Burramyidae

Facts about the family Burramyidae, the pygmy possums

Pygmy possums are found in Australia and New Guinea. (Full text)

In New South Wales a recovery plan for Mountain pygmy-possums is being drafted and should be ready for public comment in June 2000. (Full text)

Six species of pygmy possums are known, two of which inhabit New Guinea. (Full text)

The Pygmy Possums are nectar eaters and the banksia is a preferred food. (Full text)

Weighing in at around 45g, mountain pygmy-possums are about the size of a small rat or large mouse. (Full text)

Diet Pygmy-Possums are agile climbers that feed mostly on the pollen and nectar from banksias, eucalypts and understorey plants and will also eat insects, seeds (Full text)

Pygmy Possums are nocturnal creatures and eat nectar, pollen and small insects. (Full text)

Pygmy possums are nocturnal and rest during the day in spherical nests of shredded bark. (Full text)

Survival and recruitment of NSW Mountain Pygmy-possums is highly dependent on the duration of snow cover. (Full text)