Cercartetus
Sign in to saveThe 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.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderDiprotodontia
- FamilyBurramyidae
Observations recorded18,911
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- Gloger, 1841
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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.
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pygmy possum
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Trichosurus
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Eastern pygmy possum
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Cercartetus concinnus
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Indonesia
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Animalia
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mammal
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International Standard Book Number
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Chordata
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koala
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taxonomy
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marsupial
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Vombatidae
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Macropodidae
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OCLC, Inc.
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Diprotodontia
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Macropus rufus
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