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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.

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Instance of
monotypic taxon
Parent taxon
pygmy possum
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Mountain pygmy possum at Reptile Park, Gosford.jpg
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taxon name
Burramys
taxon rank
genus
taxon author citation
Broom, 1896
temporal range start
Pleistocene
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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.

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

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